Local authority selection test
Medway Test 11+ guide
The schools, administrator, assessment stages and dates for this entrance route, with each school's admissions evidence status shown separately.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Route type
- Local authority selection test
- Administrator
- Medway Council
- Assessment provider
- GL Assessment
- Delivery
- Three multiple-choice papers taken at a Medway Council test venue, with a minimum 20-minute break between papers
Subjects and stages
- English
- Mathematics
- Spatial reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
- Verbal reasoning
- 1. Medway Test
Registered pupils sit the three papers and receive a grammar or non-grammar assessment before the secondary-school application deadline.
Registration and dates
- Registration opens
- 18 May 2026
- Registration closes
- 12 June 2026
- Medway-school testing begins
- 15 September 2026
- Medway-school testing ends
- 16 September 2026
- Outside-Medway test weekend begins
- 19 September 2026
- Outside-Medway test weekend ends
- 20 September 2026
- Results released
- 14 October 2026
Scoring and eligibility
Raw scores are age-standardised and weighted as English x2, mathematics x2 and reasoning x1. The grammar standard is set each year so that the highest-scoring children equivalent to 26% of the Medway maintained-school cohort are assessed as grammar; qualification does not guarantee a school place.
Schools using this route
Areas covered
Relevant skills and exercises
- Build English comprehension skillsDraw one supported conclusion that is not directly stated.
- Try Comprehension X-RayFree interactive practice relevant to English comprehension.
- Build maths and numerical reasoning skillsSelect and perform a short sequence of operations in context.
- Try Step BuilderFree interactive practice relevant to maths and numerical reasoning.
- Build verbal reasoning skillsChoose the option closest in meaning to a target word.
- Try Synonym SpectrumFree interactive practice relevant to verbal reasoning.
- Build non-verbal and spatial reasoning skillsCombine row or column rules to select one missing figure.
- Try Matrix MachineFree interactive practice relevant to non-verbal and spatial reasoning.
Questions families ask
Who administers the Medway Test?
Medway Council administers the Medway Test for September 2027 entry.
Which schools use the Medway Test?
6 schools use this route in the current catalog: The Rochester Grammar School, Fort Pitt Grammar School, Holcombe Grammar School, Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Rainham Mark Grammar School, and Chatham Grammar.
What does the Medway Test assess?
The verified subjects are English, Mathematics, Spatial reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning, and Verbal reasoning.
Where do families register for the Medway Test?
Use the official registration page linked in this guide. The verified destination is https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200137/schools_and_learning/1049/medway_test_11/2.
How current is the information for Medway Test?
Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Official sources
- School admission arrangements 2027
Medway Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Key dates for applying for secondary school: September 2027 entry
Medway Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- About the Medway Test
Medway Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- How the Medway Test is marked
Medway Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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