Admission to Year 7 for September 2024

Admission to RMGS is by tests administered by Medway Council. The Medway tests comprise a Mathematics test, a Verbal Reasoning test and an Extended Writing exercise, and are normally taken by pupils in September preceding admission in the following September. 

KEY DATES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 2024

Date	Event
9am on Thursday 1 June 2023	Registration for the Medway Test (11+) opens.
5pm on Friday 30 June 2023	Registration for the Medway Test closes.
Tuesday 4 July 2023	Closing date for special arrangements requests from schools.
9am on Monday 4 September 2023	Secondary school applications open.
Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 September 2023	Medway Test dates for children who attend Medway primary and junior schools.
Saturday 16 or Sunday 17 September 2023	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.
Tuesday 3 October 2023	Results of the Medway Test.
10am on Monday 9 October 2023	Closing date for receiving Medway Test review requests.
4pm on Tuesday 10 October 2023	Deadline for primary and junior schools to submit review work to Medway Council.
Thursday 12 October 2023	Medway Test school work reviews.
Friday 20 October 2023	Review decisions posted to parents and carers.
5pm on Tuesday 31 October 2023	Secondary school applications close.
Friday 1 March 2024	Offers sent to parents and carers.
Thursday 28 March 2024	Deadline for accepting/refusing offers, waiting requests and appeal requests.
Monday 22 April 2024	Re-allocation of school places and processing of late applications.
Tuesday 31 December 2024	End of admissions process and waiting lists close.

Please see attached link to Medway Council for further information on applying for a secondary school place.  https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200137/schools_and_learning/1061/applying_for_a_secondary_school_place

As a result of the tests children will be deemed either selective or non-selective.

Oversubscription: If the number of RMGS preferences received, via the Medway Coordinated Scheme, from parents of children achieving selective standard exceeds the number of places available, places will be allocated in the following priority order.

(i) Children in Public Care, as defined in the Medway Coordinated Admissions Scheme to include children who are adopted and were previously looked after.

(ii) Children who are designated as receiving ‘Free School Meals’ on the qualifying date of 31 October 2023. Applicants under this criterion must complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) so that checks can be made to determine eligibility.

(iii) Children who at the time of application have a brother or sister (including children living as siblings in the same family unit) on the roll of the school at the time of the sibling’s admission.

(iv) Child’s health reasons, supported by medical evidence, which requires the child to attend this school.

(v) Children who at the time of application have a parent who is a member of staff at the school (where the member of staff has been employed for three years or more at the time at which the application is made and/or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage).

(vii) Nearest of children’s homes.

The system may seem confusing; RMGS is ready and willing to advise. Please telephone 01634 364151 to arrange to speak to a member of the senior team. The Admissions team at Medway Council are also happy to help on 01634 331110.

Supplementary Form

The school's SIF can be found in the following link. /_site/data/files/468394302DE80556B0E25B71E96B248D.pdf. Please note, this form only needs to be completed for students who have free school meals. Once completed, the form can be emailed to Admissions@rmgs.org.uk. 

Year 6 Open Day / Open Evening

At present, all Year 6 events in preparation for entry into RMGS Year 7 in September 2022 will be conducted in line with government COVID-19 guidance.  Details to follow shortly.

Casual Admissions

Please contact the school. Potential pupils and their parents wishing to visit the school should contact us to see if visits are possible during COVID-19 restrictions.

Further information on Casual Admissions

If you are moving into the area and would like a school place please complete the RMGS In-year Casual Admission Application form here:  Link to admission form

Students having not taken the Medway Test will be invited to take a CAT4 test. This comprises of 4 elements. The pass mark for each is at least 111.

In-Year Casual Admission Appeals

If you wish to appeal for a place at RMGS please follow the link to complete our Appeal Form https://forms.zohopublic.eu/educationappealsdotcomltd/form/EASCHOOLADMISSIONAPPEAL23/formperma/CSKQBZXOwx9t9PevPNYAwXXfGcL1-HVutcGZgW6ErYY For further information on the Appeal process please see "Appeal Dates and Information"