Medway 11+

Medway 11+ dates: registration, test day and results

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Step by step, September 2027 entry

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Step 1: Register for the test
Done
Sign your child up for Medway Test. This is not the school place application.
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1. Done: Test registration opens
  Mon 18 May 2026
2. Done: Test registration closes
  Fri 12 Jun 2026
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Step 2: Your child sits the test
Dates not published
The test day, and any practice test before it.
1. Not published yet: Test day
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Step 3: Results
Done
You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
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1. Done: Results
  Wed 14 Oct 2026
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Step 4: Apply for school places
Now
List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
1. Done: School place applications open: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Tue 1 Sept 2026
2. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
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Step 5: Offers
Coming up
Your council tells you which school has offered a place.
1. Coming up: National Offer Day
  Mon 1 Mar 2027
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Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists
Coming up
If you are refused a place, you can appeal and join waiting lists.
1. Coming up: Appeal deadline
  Tue 13 Apr 2027in 25 weeks

Year 5 now? Steps for September 2028 entry

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Step 1: Register for the test
Dates not published
Sign your child up for Medway Test. This is not the school place application.
1. Not published yet: Test registration opens
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
2. Not published yet: Test registration closes
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
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Step 2: Your child sits the test
Dates not published
The test day, and any practice test before it.
1. Not published yet: Test day
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
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Step 3: Results
Dates not published
You find out whether your child reached the standard, and how to ask for a review.
1. Not published yet: Results
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
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Step 4: Apply for school places
Dates not published
List your schools on the Common Application Form (CAF) to your home council, in your real order of preference.
1. Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
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Step 5: Offers
Dates not published
Your council tells you which school has offered a place.
1. Not published yet: National Offer Day
  Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Medway Test results for September 2027 entry arrive on Wednesday 14 October 2026 (by email after 10am)Medway 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Wednesday 14 October 2026 | Results of the Medway Test.View the official source, and the council application must follow by Saturday 31 October 2026Medway 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Saturday 31 October 2026 | Secondary school applications close.View the official source. That leaves a short gap, so it helps to draft your school list now. The Medway Test is separate from the Kent Test and has its own calendar. Registration ran from Monday 18 May 2026, 9amMedway 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 9am on Monday 18 May 2026 | Registration for the Medway Test (11+) opens.View the official source to Friday 12 June 2026, 5pmMedway 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 5pm on Friday 12 June 2026 | Registration for the Medway Test closes.View the official source. Children at Medway schools sat the papers on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 September 2026 (children at Medway primary and junior schools, in their own school)Medway 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 September 2026 | Medway Test dates for children who attend Medway primary and junior schools.View the official source. Other children came to a test centre on Saturday 19 or Sunday 20 September 2026 (one day allocated, at a Medway test centre)Medway 2027 entry: Non medwayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Saturday 19 or Sunday 20 September 2026 | Medway Test date for children from non-Medway schools.View the official source. After results and the application, offers come on 1 March 2027Medway 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Monday 1 March 2027 | Offers sent to parents and carers.View the official source. If your child is in Year 5, the Medway opening date to register for September 2028 entry is Medway 2028 entry: Registration opensNot yet published by Medway Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: The council key dates page covers September 2027 entry only.View the official source.

From offer day to the end of the summer

Medway sets several dates after offers. Families accept or decline a place by 12 March 2027Medway 2027 entry: Accept byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Friday 12 March 2027 | Deadline for accepting/refusing offers and waiting requests.View the official source. Appeals should be lodged by 13 April 2027Medway 2027 entry: Appeal deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Tuesday 13 April 2027 | Deadline for on-time appeal requestsView the official source. The council reallocates places on 19 April 2027Medway 2027 entry: ReallocationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Monday 19 April 2027 | Re-allocation of school places and processing of late applications.View the official source, and council waiting lists close on 31 August 2027Medway 2027 entry: Waiting lists closeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Tuesday 31 August 2027 | End of admissions process and waiting lists close.View the official source. On the application you may list up to 6Medway: Preferences allowedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Medway residents can list up to 6 school preferences when you apply for school places.View the official source schools.

The next Medway round

None of the dates for September 2028 entry have been published yet. The test date is Medway 2028 entry: Test dateNot yet published by Medway Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: The council key dates page covers September 2027 entry only.View the official source, and the results date is Medway 2028 entry: ResultsNot yet published by Medway Council; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: The council key dates page covers September 2027 entry only.View the official source. As a guide, in the last round requests for special arrangements were due by 22 June 2026Medway 2027 entry: Special arrangements deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Monday 22 June 2026 | Closing date for special arrangements requests from schools.View the official source. Test invitations reached families by the end of August 2026“By” dateMedway 2027 entry: Invitations byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: Invitations will be sent by the end of August 2026.View the official source.

For what each result means, see the Medway results page. To map out your own deadlines, use the Medway 11+ plan.

Step by step, September 2027 entry

Step 1: Register for the test

Step 2: Your child sits the test

Step 3: Results

Step 4: Apply for school places

Step 5: Offers

Step 6: Appeals and waiting lists