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Key Facts: Medway Test Exam
3 components
English, Mathematics and Reasoning, plus an extended writing task
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English x2, Maths x2, Reasoning x1
Weighting applied to age-standardised scores for the total weighted score
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Year 6
Pupils sit the Medway Test in Year 6 for Year 7 grammar-school entry
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About 482 (2024)
Recent qualifying weighted score; the threshold is set each year
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Top ~25%
Approximate share of the cohort that qualifies for grammar-school applications
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No fee
There is no cost to register for or sit the Medway Test
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Mostly multiple choice
Answers recorded on a machine-readable answer sheet, plus one writing task
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100
Free original multiple-choice practice questions here
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The Medway Test is Medway Council's 11+ grammar-school selection test, sat by Year 6 pupils for Year 7 entry to Medway's grammar schools. It has three mostly multiple-choice components - English (comprehension, vocabulary and SPaG), Mathematics and Reasoning (verbal and non-verbal) - plus an extended writing task marked by examiners. Scores are age-standardised and weighted with English x2, Maths x2 and Reasoning x1; there is no fixed pass mark, with the qualifying score set yearly (around 482 in 2024) so roughly the top quarter of pupils qualify. Each paper takes up to about an hour and there is no fee. This 100-question bank provides original Year 6-level practice across the multiple-choice maths, English and verbal-reasoning content.
Sample Medway Test Practice Questions
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1What is 4,608 rounded to the nearest hundred?
2A book has 248 pages. Maya has read 156 of them. How many pages are left to read?
3What is the value of 7 x 8?
4Which fraction is equivalent to 3/4?
5What is 25% of 80?
6A rectangle is 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. What is its area?
7What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 7 cm?
8What is the next number in the sequence: 3, 7, 11, 15, ...?
9A film starts at 14:35 and lasts 1 hour and 50 minutes. What time does it finish?
10Sweets are shared between children in the ratio 2:3. If there are 30 sweets in total, how many go to the group with the larger share?
About the Medway Test Exam
The Medway Test is the 11+ selection test used by Medway Council in Kent, England, to allocate Year 7 places at Medway's grammar schools. Year 6 pupils sit the test, usually in September, for entry the following September. The test has three multiple-choice components - English (reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar), Mathematics (Key Stage 2 problem-solving and reasoning) and Reasoning (verbal and non-verbal) - alongside an extended writing task that is marked by examiners. Since 2024 the English content has moved closer to the Kent Test, emphasising comprehension, vocabulary and SPaG. Raw scores are age-standardised and then weighted, with English and Mathematics each counting double and Reasoning counting once, to produce a total weighted score used for selection.
Assessment
Three multiple-choice components - English (comprehension, vocabulary and SPaG), Mathematics and Reasoning (verbal and non-verbal) - plus one extended writing task. Multiple-choice answers are recorded on a machine-readable answer sheet.
Time Limit
Each paper takes up to about one hour including instructions. The extended writing task allows roughly 10 minutes for planning and 40 minutes for writing.
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark. A qualifying weighted standardised score is set each year so that approximately the top 23-25% of pupils qualify; recent qualifying scores have been around 482 (2024), 492 (2023) and 488 (2022).
Exam Fee
There is no fee to register for or sit the Medway Test; it is administered free of charge by Medway Council. (Medway Council)
Medway Test Exam Content Outline
Mathematics
Multiple-choice maths based on the Key Stage 2 curriculum, weighted x2 in the final score. Practice here covers number and place value, the four operations, fractions, decimals and percentages, ratio and proportion, measurement, time, money, geometry, perimeter and area, data handling, probability, patterns, simple algebra and multi-step word problems. No calculator is allowed.
English (Comprehension, Vocabulary and SPaG)
Weighted x2 in the final score. The official component pairs an extended writing task marked by examiners with multiple-choice English. This bank focuses on the multiple-choice content: reading comprehension and inference, vocabulary in context, synonyms and antonyms, spelling, punctuation and grammar, in line with the post-2024 Kent-style English content.
Reasoning (Verbal and Non-verbal)
Multiple-choice reasoning weighted x1. Practice here focuses on verbal reasoning that can be tested in text: word meanings, synonyms and antonyms, odd-one-out, analogies, letter and number sequences, codes and ciphers, hidden words, and logic puzzles. Non-verbal and spatial reasoning use diagrams in the real test.
How to Pass the Medway Test Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark. A qualifying weighted standardised score is set each year so that approximately the top 23-25% of pupils qualify; recent qualifying scores have been around 482 (2024), 492 (2023) and 488 (2022).
- Assessment: Three multiple-choice components - English (comprehension, vocabulary and SPaG), Mathematics and Reasoning (verbal and non-verbal) - plus one extended writing task. Multiple-choice answers are recorded on a machine-readable answer sheet.
- Time limit: Each paper takes up to about one hour including instructions. The extended writing task allows roughly 10 minutes for planning and 40 minutes for writing.
- Exam fee: There is no fee to register for or sit the Medway Test; it is administered free of charge by Medway Council.
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
- Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
- Focus on highest-weighted sections
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is on the Medway Test?
The Medway Test has three components: English (comprehension, vocabulary and spelling, punctuation and grammar), Mathematics, and Reasoning (verbal and non-verbal). Most questions are multiple choice, and there is also an extended writing task marked by examiners.
How is the Medway Test scored?
Raw scores from the papers are age-standardised and then weighted: English counts double, Mathematics counts double and Reasoning counts once. These are added to produce a total weighted score used for grammar-school selection.
Is there a pass mark for the Medway Test?
There is no fixed pass mark. Medway Council sets a qualifying weighted score each year so that roughly the top 23-25% of pupils qualify; recent qualifying scores have been around 482 in 2024, 492 in 2023 and 488 in 2022.
When do children sit the Medway Test?
Year 6 pupils sit the Medway Test, usually in September, for entry to a Medway grammar school the following September (Year 7). Children must be registered by Medway Council's published deadline, normally in the summer before Year 6.
Is the Medway Test multiple choice?
Mostly. The maths, English comprehension/SPaG and reasoning sections are multiple choice with answers recorded on a machine-readable answer sheet. There is also one extended writing task that pupils write by hand and that examiners mark separately.
Are these official Medway Council test questions?
No. These are original OpenExamPrep practice questions modelled on the Medway Test's multiple-choice skills. Medway Council provides official familiarisation materials separately, and the extended writing task is not multiple choice so is not practised here.