Sitting the Medway Test (11+)
Important test day information
Everything you need to know about the test day is in our test day information sheet. All parents and carers must read the test day information sheet before the test. It contains information about:
- what to do before the test day
- when to arrive at the test venue
- how to report sickness/other issues
- withdrawing from the test
- what your child needs to bring with them
- what your child must not bring with them
- when to collect your child
Download a test day information sheet
Test day registration form
If your child is sitting the test at a test centre and not in their current primary school, you must also complete a test day registration form and take it with you on test day.
Download a pupil registration form
How to get to your test centre
If your child is sitting the test at a test centre, they would have been allocated a test centre. You can find all the addresses and entrances of the test centres in the table below. You must only attend the test centre named on your invitation email.
| Test centre name | Address | How to access the test centre |
|---|---|---|
| Balfour Junior School | Balfour Road, Chatham, ME4 6QX | Main school gate, Balfour Road. (Use ME4 6QY for sat nav) View entrance on map |
| Chatham Grammar | Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH | Main school gate, Rainham Road View entrance on map |
| Fairview Primary School | Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0NU | Main school gate, Drewery Drive |
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | Fort Pitt Hill, Rochester, Chatham, ME4 6TJ | Main school gate, Fort Pitt Hill View entrance on map |
| Leigh Academy Rainham | Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS | Main school gate, Otterham Quay Lane View entrance on map |
| Rainham Mark Grammar School | Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ | Main school gate, Pump Lane View entrance on map |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School | Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3EL | Lower entrance, Maidstone Road View entrance on map |
| The Hundred of Hoo Academy | Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9HH | Main school gate, Main Road View entrance on map |
| The Rochester Grammar School | Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY | Vehicle and pedestrian entrance, Maidstone Road View entrance on map |
| The Victory Academy | Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB | Limited parking available next to the school at Fort Luton. Parents/carers must then access the school on foot via the main school gate. View entrance on map |
If your child requires access or mobility requirements to get around the test venue, email the Medway Test Team before the test on medwaytest@medway.gov.uk.
Withdrawing your child from the test
If you wish to withdraw your child from the test please email your request to medwaytest@medway.gov.uk. Once you withdraw your child from the test you cannot change your mind and re-register them after the closing date.
Your child will be considered withdrawn from the test if you have put this in writing to us even if you have not received an acknowledgment.
Exam stress
If your child attends a Medway school and is experiencing exam stress, you can contact the school for advice about the Medway Emotional Support Team or the MCH Emotional Wellbeing Service.
Other support is available from:
- NHS NELFT (resources for children and parents/carers)
- Young minds (managing exam stress)
- Young minds (parental advice)
- Childline
- NHS.