For guidance on what question papers, answer booklets and continuation booklets to use, see question papers and exam stationery.

When an exam finishes, it’s essential all scripts are kept secure and despatched for marking as soon as possible. Please follow the steps detailed in this section.

It’s important all candidates who attempt an examination are listed on the relevant attendance register, and equally important all candidates listed are clearly indicated as present or absent. 

Don’t forget to include those candidates who have: 

• Been entered late and whose names do not appear on the register (even if they are absent) 
• Taken the exams in separate rooms 
• Transferred elsewhere – write ‘Transferred to [centre no]’ next to the candidate name. Please leave both the ‘Absent’ and ‘Present’ boxes blank to prevent a delay in issuing the candidate’s results. 

If you know a candidate has been withdrawn, please cross through their candidate number and name. 

The names on the attendance register must match the names on the scripts. 

If a candidate has used a different name on the script, please indicate this on the attendance register.

Accurate attendance records for each session must be kept and may be asked for by us at any time up to the review of results deadline.

Collect the scripts and then, under secure conditions, match the scripts with the attendance register (making sure the latter has been completed correctly). 

Please do not overfill the script envelope; we provide extra envelopes and labels based on your entries. 

If you require additional envelopes, please contact our customer support centre. 

See our guidance on handling contaminated scripts.

Attach one label per packet, making sure the assessment code matches the scripts enclosed.

It’s essential that the scripts are despatched in the correct envelope. Scripts for different components must not be despatched in the same envelope, even if the address on the label is the same.

If you have still not received your labels within three days of an examination, you can request emergency replacement labels).

You must ensure envelopes containing scripts are undamaged and securely sealed prior to collection/despatch. 

It is also worth checking there is a return address on the label or the packet in case there is a problem with the delivery of the scripts. 

Either Cambridge OCR, The Triangle Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8EA, or DC10 (Cambridge OCR) Hill Farm Road, CB22 4FZ, can be used for this purpose.

We recommend you keep a receipt as proof of posting or keep a record of the address you send the work to and the date of despatch including any tracking references.

You will need to contact your chosen courier/despatch company to arrange collections.

We may be required to retain some scripts as exemplar material for awarding, regulation, archive, teacher training and educational purposes.