Secondary School Admissions
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Key dates from secondary school admissions 2026
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9am on Monday 19 May 2025 |
Registration for the Medway Test (11+) opens. |
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5pm on Friday 13 June 2025 |
Registration for the Medway Test closes. |
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Monday 23 June 2025 |
Closing date for special arrangements requests from schools. |
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Monday 1 September 2025 |
Secondary school applications open. |
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Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 September 2025 |
Medway Test dates for children who attend Medway primary and junior schools. |
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Saturday 20 or Sunday 21 September 2025 |
Medway Test date for children from non-Medway schools. One day will be allocated to each child who attends a non-Medway primary or junior school. |
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Wednesday 15 October 2025 |
Results of the Medway Test. |
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Friday 31 October 2025 |
Secondary school applications close. |
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Monday 2 March 2026 |
Offers sent to parents and carers. |
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Friday 27 March 2026 |
Deadline for accepting/refusing offers, waiting requests and appeal requests. |
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Monday 20 April 2026 |
Re-allocation of school places and processing of late applications. |
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Monday 31 August 2026 |
End of admissions process and waiting lists close. |
For further information about Medway secondary school admissions, please click here.