What should a Year 11 GCSE revision timetable look like?

Most Year 11 students know they should revise. What they lack is a plan that tells them what to do this week. This guide gives you a week-by-week timetable you can adapt at home, based on the real 2027 exam dates.

When do the 2027 GCSE exams start and finish?

The summer 2027 GCSE exams start on Monday 10 May 2027 and the last GCSE paper on the common timetable is on Friday 18 June 2027 (JCQ key dates, June 2027). Wednesday 23 June 2027 is kept as a contingency day in case of national disruption.

Some key subjects sit in shared slots across exam boards. These dates are from the Pearson Edexcel summer 2027 final timetable:

Your child's school will give them a personal timetable. Always check that one, because it is the one that counts.

How early should Year 11 start revising?

Start light revision in the autumn term and build up. Little and often from October beats panic in April.

Year 11 is also full of lessons, homework and mocks. So the plan below starts with two or three short sessions a week and grows steadily.

What does a week-by-week plan look like?

Here is a simple plan from October 2026 to the exams. "Sessions" means focused blocks of 30 to 45 minutes with phones away.

This is a guide, not a rule. A student aiming for top grades or catching up in several subjects may need more.

How should each revision session work?

Every session should end with your child doing something, not just reading. Reading notes feels like work but does not stick well.

A good 40-minute session:

1. 5 minutes: quick quiz on last session's topic.
2. 20 minutes: learn or relearn one topic, using notes, a video or a textbook.
3. 15 minutes: exam questions on that topic, then mark them.

Keep a "mistakes list" for each subject. Before mocks and exams, that list becomes the best revision sheet.

How do you balance maths, English and science?

Give the most time to the subjects with the most papers and the biggest gaps. For most students, that means maths, English and science come first.

A simple weekly split for a student taking combined science:

Adjust after each mock. If maths is a grade 7 and history is a grade 4, history needs more time. If your child is not sure whether they sit combined or triple science, see our combined vs triple science guide.

How do mocks fit into the timetable?

Mocks are a checkpoint, not the finish line. Plan a week of extra revision before them, then use the results to update the plan.

Mocks also matter for tier decisions and sixth form predictions. Schools must enter students for the summer exams by 21 February 2027, the JCQ entry deadline, so mocks before then can affect the tier. Read what to do after GCSE mock results for next steps.

What can parents do to help?

You do not need to know the subjects to help. The most useful things are:

• Print the timetable and put it somewhere everyone can see it.
• Protect the time. Agree fixed revision slots and keep them free of chores and screens.
• Check, don't nag. Ask "Which topic did you do today? Show me a question you got right."
• Look after sleep and food, especially in exam weeks.
• Plan rest. One evening off a week helps more than it hurts.

How can LCB help?

Many families use tutoring to give the week a fixed structure. Our GCSE groups have 3 to 5 students and meet at the same time each week, in Barking or online, with the same tutor. We teach to your child's exam board, and you get a monthly progress report.

Our Exam Ready plan gives three lessons a week across up to three subjects, which suits Year 11s in the run-up to exams. See GCSE tutoring and pricing, or book a free assessment and we will help you shape the plan around your child's gaps.