Medway Test 11+: how entry to Medway grammar schools works

• Papers: three papers: English, mathematics and reasoningSource for Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): PapersMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): PapersCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: The Medway Test is made up of 3 papers:View the official source, with at least 20 minutesSource for Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Break between papersMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Break between papersCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: There is a minimum of a 20 minute break between test papers.View the official source between them.
• Timing: English 30 minutes, maths 50 minutes, reasoning 45 minutes (verbal 25, spatial/non-verbal 20), not counting practice questionsSource for Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Paper minutesMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Paper minutesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Spatial Reasoning/Non-Verbal Reasoning: 20 minutes - Verbal Reasoning: 25 minutes total timed test: 45 minutesView the official source.
• English covers: comprehension, punctuation and grammarSource for Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): English elementsMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): English elementsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: | English | 3 | 5 minutes | 30 minutes | - Comprehension - Punctuation - Grammar |View the official source.
• Where: children at Medway primary and junior schools sit it in their own school. Everyone else sits it at a Medway test centre; it cannot be taken anywhere else.
• Familiarisation: Council familiarisation booklet shows layout and separate answer sheetsSource for Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Familiarisation materialsMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Familiarisation materialsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: The Medway Test comprises three test papers: English, Mathematics, and Reasoning.View the official source.
• No remarks or resits: YesSource for Medway: No remark resitMedway: No remark resitCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: There is no resit and there is no remarking of any Medway Test papers.View the official source.

Each paper is marked, then standardised for age so younger children are not disadvantaged. The papers are weighted (English x 2 + maths x 2 + reasoning x 1 (standardised scores)Source for Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Weighted scoreMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Weighted scoreCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: English test standardised score | x 2 |View the official source) into a total. Every year Medway sets the minimum total so that the equivalent of 26Source for Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Designed percentMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Designed percentCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: The tests are designed to assess the equivalent of 26% of children attending Medway maintained schools as grammar.View the official source% of children at Medway maintained schools are assessed as grammar. Children from other schools pass if they reach the same score.

A higher score does not give extra priority: places are not allocated by test score. More history is on our Medway Test pass marks page.

Medway Council warns that children who do not live in or very near Medway are unlikely to get a place. For 2026 entry, 2,379Source for medway-2026-non-medway: Registeredmedway-2026-non-medway: RegisteredCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2,379 non-Medway children registered for the test 1,426 of those children were assessed as grammar only 184 were offered a Medway grammar school place.View the official source children from outside Medway registered, 1,426Source for medway-2026-non-medway: Assessed grammarmedway-2026-non-medway: Assessed grammarCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2,379 non-Medway children registered for the test 1,426 of those children were assessed as grammar only 184 were offered a Medway grammar school place.View the official source were assessed as grammar, and 184Source for medway-2026-non-medway: Offeredmedway-2026-non-medway: OfferedCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2,379 non-Medway children registered for the test 1,426 of those children were assessed as grammar only 184 were offered a Medway grammar school place.View the official source were offered a Medway grammar place. The Medway Test is used only by the Medway grammar schools.

This section is general information, not legal advice. Check the council's and the school's own guidance.

Medway's grammar schools run their own appeals; the council is not involved. Appeal forms go to the school, and the deadline for on-time appeals is 13 April 2027Source for Medway 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineMedway 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Tuesday 13 April 2027 | Deadline for on-time appeal requestsView the official source. There are two kinds: an assessment appeal (Children assessed non-grammar can appeal to a grammar school named on the applicationSource for Medway: Assessment appealMedway: Assessment appealCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: An assessment appeal is for children who have taken the Medway Test (11 plus) and been assessed as not suitable for a grammar school.View the official source) and an allocation appeal, for children assessed as grammar who were not offered a place. Our Medway Test reviews and appeals guide goes into more detail.