Starting secondary school
Apply for a secondary school place for September 2018, if your child was born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007.
If your child has a Education, Health and Care Plan or statement of special educational need you don’t need to apply through this admission process. Contact seneducationteam@medway.gov.uk instead.
Key dates
Key dates for secondary school admissions 2017:
| Action | Date |
| Registration for the Medway Test opens | 9am, Thursday 1 June 2017 |
| Registration for the Medway Test closes | 5pm, Friday 30 June 2017 |
| Deadline for special arrangements requests from schools | Friday 7 July 2017 |
| Secondary school applications open | 9am, Monday 11 September 2017 |
| Medway Test dates | Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 September 2017 |
| Medway Test date for children in Medway schools who opt for Saturday testing and children from non-Medway schools |
Saturday 23 September 2017 |
| Results of the Medway Test | Monday 9 October 2017 |
| Deadline for Medway Test review requests | Monday 16 October 2017 |
| Deadline for primary and junior schools to submit review work to us | 10am, Wednesday 18 October 2017 |
| Medway Test reviews | Thursday 19 and Friday 20 October 2017 |
| Review decisions posted to parents | By Tuesday 24 October 2017 |
| Secondary school applications close | 5pm, Tuesday 31 October 2017 |
| Offer emails and letters sent to parents | Thursday 1 March 2018 |
| Places must be accepted/refused Requests to go on a waiting list and appeals must be submitted |
By Friday 23 March 2018 |
| Re-allocation of vacant places begins | Monday 9 April 2018 |
| Re-allocation of vacant places ends | Monday 31 December 2018 |
Question and answer sessions
To help guide families through the admissions process, we're running a series of presentations on how it works and what you need to do.
You can ask any questions you have and you don't need to book a place, just turn up.
There are two presentation times on each date at each venue.
| Date | Presentation times | Venue |
| Tuesday 6 June 2017 | 4.30pm and 6.30pm | Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
| Wednesday 7 June 2017 | 4.30pm and 6.30pm | The Hundred of Hoo Academy Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9HH |
| Thursday 8 June 2017 | 4.30pm and 6.30pm | The Victory Academy Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB |