Medway 11+ CEM 11+ test

Medway 11+ - Children's Educational Material 11+ ^TM

Medway has seven selective schools and schools use tests from GL Asessment.^® The 11+ tests are not tutor-proof and are one of the easiest to prepare for. The Chatham Grammar Schools also use the Kent 11+ test. Complete solutions are available using WordBuilder.co.uk and CoolCleverKids.co.uk

The Medway11plus website provides advice and information about 11 plus exams and Children's Educational Material (CEM) for the 11+.

2025 Year 7 Entry for Medway Grammar Schools

Registration	20th May 2024 to 14th June 2024
Test Dates	Tuesday 17th September, 2024, Wednesday 18th September, 2024 and 21st and 22nd September, 2024. The same test is used on each day, so later sitters may know content in this compromised test.
Results	8 October 2024 If you registered online you will be sent an email after 4pm on this date. If you registered on paper you will be sent a letter by first class post on this date.
Test Supplier	GL Assessment 3 papers: English, Mathematics and Reasoning. Weighting: Standardised English Test score x 2 plus Standardised Mathematics Test score x 2 plus Standardised Reasoning Test score x1

The Medway Test is for Medway grammar schools only. If you live in Medway but you're considering grammar schools in another area, for example Kent, your child will need to take their test. Contact the relevant local authority for more information. If you live outside of Medway, but are considering Medway grammar schools you need to register your child for the Medway Test. The Medway Test is sat by children who are in Year 6, before they go to secondary school. All children who go to Medway schools (except Kings School, Rochester) will sit the test in their own school.

All children who go to non-Medway schools will sit the test in a test centre on Saturday 16 September 2023

Invitations to sit the test will be sent at the end of August to all registered children and will confirm your child's test details.

The following schools will sit the Medway Test on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 September 2024:

All Faiths' Children's Academy
All Saints CE Primary School
Allhallows Primary Academy
Balfour Junior Academy
Barnsole Primary School
Brompton Westbrook Primary School
Bryony School
Burnt Oak Primary School
Byron Primary School
Cedar Children's Academy
Chattenden Primary School (Peninsula Gateway Academy Trust)
Cliffe Woods Primary School
Cuxton Junior School
Deanwood Primary School and Children's Centre
Delce Academy
Elaine Primary Academy
Fairview Community Primary School
Featherby Junior School
Gordon Junior School
Halling Primary
Hempstead Junior School
High Halstow Primary School
Hilltop Primary School
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and Marlborough Centre
Kingfisher Primary School and Children's Centre
Lordswood School
Luton Junior School
Maundene School
Meredale Independent Primary School
Mierscourt Primary School
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
New Road Primary School
Oaklands School
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Park Wood Schools Federation - Juniors
Riverside Primary School and Children's Centre
Saxon Way Primary School
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
St Helen's CEP School
St James' CE Primary Academy (at All Hallows site)
St Margaret's at Troy Town CE Primary School and Children's Centre
St Margaret's CE Junior School
St Mary's Island CE Primary School
St Michael's RC Primary School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
St William of Perth Catholic Primary School
Stoke Community School
Temple Mill Primary School
Thames View Primary School
The Academy of Woodlands
The Bligh Federation - Juniors
The Pilgrim School
Twydall Primary School - part of the RME Trust
Wainscott Primary School
Walderslade Primary School
Warren Wood Primary School

The following schools will sit the Medway Test on Saturday 21September 2024:

English Martyr's RC Primary School
Horsted School - Junior
Kings School Rochester (in a test centre)
Phoenix Junior Academy
St Andrew's Independent School
St Benedict's Catholic School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Swingate Primary School
Wayfield Primary School

Medway Grammar Schools

Medway Grammar School	PAN (Year 7)
Chatham Grammar School for Girls [CGSG] (Chatham)	142
Fort Pitt Grammar School (Chatham)	120
Holcombe Grammar School for Boys [Formerly Chatham Grammar for Boys] (Chatham)	120
Rainham Mark Grammar School (Gillingham)	205
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School (Rochester)	180
The Howard School [Selective after entry] (Rainham)	Bilateral 250 25% selective
The Rochester Grammar School (Rochester)	175

11+ Preparation

Areas tested include English (Vocabulary: synonyms & antonyms; Comprehension; Cloze passages/text; Jumbled sentences); Mathematics including data processing, and Non-verbal reasoning.

There is no evidence any 11+ tests are tutor proof, nor tuition and preparation does not confer an advantage – the opposite is true.

Recommended Preparation Material.

1. English and Verbal Reasoning is covered at WordBuilder.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop.

Booklet	Price
a. Ultimate Verbal Reasoning. 1,800 questions.Book 1	£5.99
b. Ultimate Verbal Reasoning. 800 questions.Book 2 for GL Assessment	£5.49
c. Common Synonyms and Antonyms for 11+ & KS2 Sats (over 1,000 entries).	£4.99
d. Common Words With Multiple Meanings for 11+ & KS2 Sats (350 entries).	£1.99
e. Common Misspelled Words at Year 6 - KS2 & 11+ (over 250 words).	£1.49

2. Maths is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

PDF downloads from the shop.

Lesson Notes	Price
a: Ratio and Proportion Unit Method (Lesson Notes).	99p
b: Percentages (simple percentages) Lesson Notes.	99p
c: Percentage Multipliers Lesson Notes.	99p
d: Rules for Multiples of Numbers (Lesson Notes).	99p

3. NVR (Non-verbal Reasoning) is covered at CoolCleverKids.co.uk

Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR) Booklet	Price
Ultimate NVR: over 30 different types of NVR familiarisation questions.	£9.95

4. Mock Tests: Use Mocks in the Shop or SatsBooks.com

Mock Test (CEM style tests are still useful as content is similar to GL Assessment)	Price
1. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 1. MF Test A & B. (Use as first test during Year 5).	£6.95
2. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 2. MF Test A & B. (Use as second test during Year 5).	£6.95
3. 11+ Progress Mock Pack 3. MF Test A & B. (Use as third test during Year 5).	£6.95
4. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 1. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
5. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 2. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
6. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 3. MF Test A & B. Similar to SWW 2 Jul 13.	£6.95
7. 11+ Practice Mock Test Pack 4. MF Test A & B. Multi-format (MF).	£6.95
8. Letts GL Assessment Practice Mock Test Pack 1 [4 physical books]. Maths, English, VR & NVR {Click here to purchase with FREE P&P}	£36.95
9. Letts GL Assessment Practice Mock Test Pack 1 [4 physical book]. Maths, English, VR & NVR {Click here to purchase with FREE P&P}	£36.95

11+ Testing

Each paper is marked to provide `raw` scores.

Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning are marked on the number of correct answers
Extended Writing is marked against specific criteria

The raw scores are then standardised (weighted) to reflect the child’s age at the time they sit the test. This is to make sure no child is disadvantaged because they're born later in the school year. But the same test is used repeatedly, so people will know content.

The minimum score for this year will not be known until after the test has been sat and the scores calculated.

The score for the last few years were:

2022: 487, 2021: 483, 2020: 490, 2019: 492; 2018: 495; 2017: 513; 2016: 521; 2015: 525, and 2014: 528

Kent Medway 11+ Test

This is a compromised test as the same test is used on all three days. Later sitters will know content.

There will be two test papers containing a mixture of questions on verbal reasoning and comprehension and mathematical reasoning.

Each paper is approximately 50 minutes in duration and will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack.

Most questions are multiple choice and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet. There will be a short break between the two test papers.

Free familiarisation booklets are available from this site and practice mocks are available from the shop.

CEM Centre for Evaluation
& Monitoring® CEM 11+ ® Tests

No official practice papers available
Short familiarisation material provided
Computer based tests only
Paper tests withdrawn from 2023
Mostly used by private schools
Similar tests to GL Assessments®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

GL Assessments®
(NFER®) 11+ Selection Tests

Practice papers available
Kent County Council provides a long familiarisation paper
Multiple choice format.
No claim that children do not need to prepare or practice or claim test is tutor-proof
Similar to tests from CEM Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring®
Prepare using WordBuilder & CoolCleverKids
Practice mock papers from the shop

11+ Children's Educational
Material Recommendation

English and Verbal Reasoning:
WordBuilder
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Maths &
Non-verbal Reasoning (NVR):
CoolCleverKids
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk

11+ Practice Papers from
Children’s Educational Material for the 11+
are available from the shop.
Word lists, lesson notes and `Ultimate NVR` questions are available from the shop.

Free material on this website.

11+ Tourism: Free Mock Tests

Under the Greenwich ruling all children, of the appropriate age, have a legal right to take any 11+ exam set by any authority and cannot be denied the opportunity to sit an exam solely on the basis of their address.

The Office of the School Adjudicator (OSA) confirmed the right to use tests as free mocks and the right to take tests late. A Head Teacher of a grammar school has confirmed in writing: `Legally I cannot stop you entering your child for our test.' Late testing is also a legal right.

Many regions do not have catchment areas. Taking 11+ exams outside home catchments does not prejudice the balance and fairness of the testing, as tests are different. To make such a claim would imply a defunct testing process.

Note: Taking a "free mock" will cost the school money. But one would expect financially astute schools to consider the financial implications of setting an early test date. Common sense dictates an earlier test is likely to be used as a "free mock" and this has been well known to occur for many years. . The University of Durham® object to this strategy when it is a legal right. We cannot image why, as if the test is resistant to prepping, what difference would free mocks make? We believe there is no evidence that any 11+ test is resistant to prepping and practise will simply improve performance.

Click here for CEM 11+ test dates (held during September to see which tests can be used as a free mock exam)

Cambridge University have now withdrawn CEM paper based 11+ tests. Cambridge spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees to refuse to answer basic questions including which schools shared the same tests. They answered such questions to a Caucasian women after refusing to answer the same question posed by an Asian man. They were aware of the ethnicity of both.

CoolCleverKids
11+ Maths and NVR
CoolCleverKids.co.uk

The Maths site with NVR (Non-verbal reasoning) for Sats and 11+ preparation. Ideal for primary school education and selective school exams. Maths lesson notes; worksheets; presentations; games, & tests auto marked with explanations.

WordBuilder
11+ English & VR
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

Verbal reasoning and English for the 11+, Sats and private/independent school entrance exams as well as primary school. Spellings; definitions; meanings; synonyms; antonyms; cloze passages; jumbled sentences & comprehension.

Sats Papers
Year 2-6 & 11+
www.SatsPapers.org.uk

Information relating to Sats Tests. Free downloads of Sats papers covering Year 2 to 6 with no registration. Prepare for Year 6 level 3-5, level 6 & 11+ tests. Download the latest phonics tests.

ATA React
Free Android App
Google Play

Fun FREE Android App to test your thinking and reaction speed. Four fun games: colours; shapes; numbers and next letter. Stores score history. Ideal for Sats & 11+ fun whilst you prepare. Download from Google Play.

11+ tourists, take the Warwickshire 11+. Tick the box to share results with Birmingham & Warks.

Download FREE SATs papers. No registration & no annoying popup adverts.

11+ English (Verbal Reasoning)
online preparation with

Spellings; Vocabulary; Synonyms; Antomyms; Conundrums; Cloze Passages; Comprehension, and Jumbled up sentences. Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.WordBuilder.co.uk

11+ Maths (Numerical Reasoning)
and NVR online preparation with

Free maths question generator
Lesson notes; presentations (videos); worksheets; games; Sats style tests from Year 2 to 6 including mental maths audio tests; private school 11+ tests, and CEM style past questions.
Now includes Non-verbal Reasoning.
Ideal for 11+ tests set at the CEM Centre, at Durham University^®.
www.CoolCleverKids.co.uk