This is as at May 2014 for 2015 sittings. (Not an exhaustive list) for Edexcel, CIE, AQA, OCR. The other awarding bodies being WJEC, CCEA and ICAAE.
| Edexcel IGCSE | CIE IGCSE | Edexcel GCSE | AQA | OCR | |
| Accounting | 100% exam | ||||
| Applied Business | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | ||
| Arabic | |||||
| Art and Design | coursework | controlled assessment | not available to private candidates | ||
| Astronomy | controlled assessment | ||||
| Biology | 100% exam | ||||
| Business | controlled assessment | ||||
| Business Studies | 100% exam | 100% exam | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | |
| Chemistry | 100% exam | ||||
| Chinese | |||||
| Citizenship Studies | controlled assessment | ||||
| Classical Civilisation | timed controlled assessment but available to private candidates* | ||||
| Computer Science | 100% exam | not available to private candidates | |||
| Computer Studies | option of 100% exam | ||||
| Computing | project | ||||
| D&T - Electronic Products | |||||
| D&T - Food Technology | practical test | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | ||
| D&T - Graphic Products | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | |||
| D&T - Resistant Materials | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | |||
| D&T - Textiles Technology | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | |||
| Drama | controlled assessment | controlled assessment | |||
| Economics | 100% exam | 100% exam | |||
| Engineering | controlled assessment | ||||
| English | |||||
| English Language | option of 100% | ||||
| English Literature | option of 100% | ||||
| French | includes oral exam | ||||
| Geography | 100% exam | ||||
| Geography A | controlled assessment | Local fieldwork controlled assessment (available to private candidates) | |||
| Geography B | controlled assessment | Local fieldwork controlled assessment (available to private candidates) | |||
| German | |||||
| Global Citizenship | 100% exam | ||||
| Health and Social Care | |||||
| History | 100% exam | ||||
| History A | controlled assessment | incl controlled assessment but available to private candidates | |||
| History B | controlled assessment | incl controlled assessment but available to private candidates | |||
| Home Economics: Food and nutrition | not available to private candidates | controlled assessment | |||
| ICT | 50% practical exam | practical exam | not available to private candidates | controlled assessment | |
| Italian | |||||
| Japanese | |||||
| Law | 100% exam (available to private candidates) | ||||
| Leisure and Tourism | |||||
| Manufacturing | controlled assessment | ||||
| Mathematics | |||||
| Modern Greek | |||||
| Music | |||||
| Physical Education | |||||
| Physics | 100% exam | ||||
| Psychology | 100% exam | 100% exam (available to private candidates) | |||
| Religious Studies | 100% exam | ||||
| Russian | |||||
| Science | |||||
| Sociology | 100% exam (available to private candidates) | ||||
| Spanish | includes oral exam | ||||
| Statistics | controlled assessment | ||||
| Urdu |
*In practice, classical civilisation is almost impossible for private candidates due to the need for a controlled assessment. A group of home educators in Hampshire have managed to do this. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact us, and details will be passed on.
