Your statement of entry is the record of what your exam centre has entered you for. Reading it carefully takes a few minutes, and you can do it without sharing the document with anyone except your centre.
We are a tuition team, not an exam centre. We cannot see or change your entry, and we do not need your statement to teach you. This page shows what to compare and who to tell if something looks wrong.
Who is responsible for what?
- Your exam centre or school produces the statement, holds your entry and corrects errors with Cambridge.
- Cambridge publishes the syllabus and the official information for each subject code.
- You or your parent read the statement and report anything that looks wrong.
What should you compare, line by line?
Work through these points with the statement in front of you.
- Your name and other details. Check that your name is spelled as you expect. If it differs from how your identity document shows it, ask your centre what the rule is.
- Each subject and its four-digit code. Compare every code with the Cambridge subject page. Similar subjects use different codes, so a wrong digit can mean a different syllabus.
- The route, if the subject has one. Core or Extended, or another option the syllabus lists. Confirm it is the route you and your school intended; see Core and Extended route questions.
- The exam session and year. Check that they are the session and year you planned. Sessions vary by centre, so confirm with yours; see checking local deadlines and sessions.
- Missing subjects. Count the subjects and compare the list with what you meant to sit.
- Components or options. Some subjects have options, practical elements or coursework. Check what the statement says and ask your centre if anything is unclear.
- Access arrangements. If you requested any, check they are noted. The centre handles these; see access arrangements checking.
- Dates and venue. If the statement lists them, compare them with the official timetable and your centre’s confirmation; see official timetable versus school calendar.
How to do this without uploading anything
You can work on paper or in a note on your own phone. The private-candidate readiness checklist on this site lets you tick items in your browser. It is built so that you tick confirmations yourself and does not ask for ID or documents.
Do not send photos of your statement, identity card or passport to us or to anyone who is not your exam centre. We only need three things to teach well: the subject code, the route, and the exam year.
A short worked example
A student’s statement lists “Physics 0625, Extended, exam year as planned”. She opens the Cambridge Physics 0625 page and finds the code matches the subject name. She checks the syllabus years and confirms her exam year falls inside them.
Her statement lists only five subjects, but she planned six. She does not wait. She messages her school office, asks them to check whether Biology was entered, and keeps the reply.
She tells her teacher: “Physics 0625, Extended, this year’s exam session.” The teacher has what is needed and no documents were shared.
What if something does not match?
- Write down exactly what differs: the line, what it says and what you expected.
- Contact your exam centre or school and ask them to check the entry. Do it early, because corrections may be limited after your centre’s closing date.
- Ask for the answer in writing and keep it with your statement.
- Do not revise to a guess. Until you have an answer, prepare the subjects and code you are certain about.
If a mismatch involves a result after the exam, see the results and enquiries route.
How does tuition fit in?
Checking the entry is your job and your centre’s. Teaching is ours. When your code, route and year are confirmed, a teacher can plan from them. Read how our one-to-one tuition and paid trial work, and see tuition and examination registration for the full split of responsibilities.