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Medway Test 11+ pass marks and cut-off history

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

The lowest total weighted score that led to a grammar assessment in Medway was 481medway-2026-qualifying: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2026 admissions: 481 (25% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official source for September 2026 entry. The figure for September 2027 entry has not been published; results 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. In Medway the outcome is called a grammar assessment, and it means a child can be considered for the 6Medway: Grammar schoolsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: the Medway Test is used only by the 6 Medway grammar schools.View the official source Medway grammar schools. It does not decide which school, or whether a place is offered.

The qualifying rule

  • Score to qualify

    478or more

    For September 2027 entry.

    Checked, source: Medway Council, checked

Pass marks by year

Medway 11+ qualifying scores by entry year
Entry yearQualifying scoreSource
2027478Qualifying score, 2027 entryChecked 13 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2027 admissions: 478 (26% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official sourceMedway Council
2026481Qualifying score, 2026 entryChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2026 admissions: 481 (25% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official sourceMedway Council
2025482Qualifying score, 2025 entryChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2025 admissions: 482 (25% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official sourceMedway Council
2024492Qualifying score, 2024 entryChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2024 admissions: 492 (23% of the cohort assessed as grammar).View the official sourceMedway Council
  1. 2027 entry

    The qualifying score was 478. 3 lower than for 2026 entry.

  2. 2026 entry

    The qualifying score was 481. 1 lower than for 2025 entry.

  3. 2025 entry

    The qualifying score was 482. 10 lower than for 2024 entry.

  4. 2024 entry

    The qualifying score was 492.

"Not published" means we have no checked value from an official source for that year. A pass mark is history, not a prediction of next year's.

School cut-offs

The latest lowest score and furthest distance each school offered places to, with the entry year. Schools use their own admission rules and sometimes their own score scales, so compare each school with its own past years rather than with other schools.

Medway grammar schools: latest cut-offs
SchoolLowest score offeredFurthest distance offered
Chatham GrammarNot published17.94 milesFurthest distance offered at Chatham GrammarChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: **Furthest distance offered September 2026** 28,869.95 metresView the official source2026 entry
Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolNot published2.06 milesFurthest distance offered at Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: **Furthest distance offered September 2026** 3,321.21 metresView the official source2026 entry
Holcombe Grammar SchoolNot published22.96 milesFurthest distance offered at Holcombe Grammar SchoolChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Holcombe Grammar School.The source says: **Furthest distance offered September 2026** 36,952.99 metresView the official source2026 entry
Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolNot published2.59 milesFurthest distance offered at Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: **Furthest distance offered September 2026** 4,160.96 metresView the official source2026 entry
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolNot published3.35 milesFurthest distance offered at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: **Furthest distance offered September 2026** 5,387.97 metresView the official source2026 entry
The Rochester Grammar SchoolNot published11.38 milesFurthest distance offered at The Rochester Grammar SchoolChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: **Furthest distance offered September 2026** 18,311.80 metresView the official source2026 entry
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How the weighted score is built

The Medway Test has three papers: English, mathematics and reasoningMedway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: The Medway Test is made up of 3 papers:View the official source. Each paper gives a standardised score, and the three are combined like this: English x 2 + maths x 2 + reasoning x 1 (standardised scores)Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Weighted scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: English test standardised score | x 2 |View the official source. English and maths count twice, so they carry more of the total than reasoning. That is why the Medway figure is much larger than a single test score, and why it cannot be compared with a Kent Test score or a score from any other area.

A line set by a share of children

The council explains that the tests are designed to assess about 26Medway Test (GL Assessment, written for Medway Council): Designed percentChecked 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 as grammar. The council reports each year's minimum score alongside the share of children assessed as grammar, and both have moved a little from year to year:

  • September 2024 entry: 492medway-2024-qualifying: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2024 admissions: 492 (23% of the cohort assessed as grammar).View the official source, with 23%Medway: Percent assessed grammar (2024)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2024 admissions: 492 (23% of the cohort assessed as grammar).View the official source of the cohort assessed as grammar.
  • September 2025 entry: 482medway-2025-qualifying: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2025 admissions: 482 (25% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official source, with 25%Medway: Percent assessed grammar (2025)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2025 admissions: 482 (25% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official source.
  • September 2026 entry: 481medway-2026-qualifying: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2026 admissions: 481 (25% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official source, with 25%Medway: Percent assessed grammar (2026)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Medway Council.The source says: 2026 admissions: 481 (25% of the cohort assessed as grammar)View the official source.

Each figure belongs to its own year's test, so it is a record of that year rather than a target for a later one.

Children who live outside Medway

Families outside Medway can register too. For September 2026 entry, 2,379medway-2026-non-medway: RegisteredChecked 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 not living in Medway registered. 1,426medway-2026-non-medway: Assessed grammarChecked 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 of them were assessed as grammar, and 184medway-2026-non-medway: OfferedChecked 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 school place. A grammar assessment does not by itself lead to an offer.

After the assessment, distance matters

The council says places are not allocated on test score. Once a child is assessed as grammar, each school applies its own oversubscription rules, which can include home-to-school distance. That is why the school table above shows furthest distances rather than scores. Each distance is a record of one year's offers, not a fixed boundary.

Appeals

There is no resit and no re-marking of Medway Test papers. For a child assessed as non-grammar, the route is an assessment appeal. Children assessed non-grammar can appeal to a grammar school named on the applicationMedway: Assessment appealChecked 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. The council says it is not involved in the appeal process for any Medway secondary school.

To check a score, use the 11+ score converter. Results day is covered on the Medway Test results page, deadlines on the Medway Test dates page, and the full process in the Medway Test 11+ guide.