January ESAT preparation, built around your modules

Start with a free lesson, find what needs work and make a plan for your test date. January testing runs from 4 to 8 January 2027.

January booking opens on 26 October at 3pm UK time.

Start my January planSee ESAT Pro · £199 once

Buying a course does not book your ESAT. Book separately with UAT-UK. At centres in China, Hong Kong and Macau, ESAT is on 6 January.

The 2027-entry dates

  1. Access arrangements and bursaries open5 October, 3pm
  2. October testing12 to 16 OctoberNext
  3. January booking opens26 October, 3pm
  4. October results16 November
  5. Access arrangements deadline7 December, 6pm
  6. Bursary deadline14 December, 6pm
  7. January booking closes21 December, 6pm
  8. January testing4 to 8 January 2027
  9. January results8 February 2027

UK times. UAT-UK key dates

Days or weeks?

Sitting 12 to 16 October

Days left: work against the clock

Sit one timed module in each of your modules, then review every wrong answer the same day. Keep formulae fresh and the day before light.

Sit a timed Maths 1 module freeFormula recall, free

ESAT Pro opens all 75 timed module papers today. The guarantee needs the full course and 10 timed mocks before your test, so it fits a January sitting.

Sitting 4 to 8 January

Weeks left: room for a real plan

Learn the topics you are missing, practise them, then rehearse your exact module combination against the clock.

Build my January plan

Can you sit in January?

  • ImperialYes. Every Imperial ESAT course accepts January. Imperial counts only your first score.
  • UCL Electronic and Electrical EngineeringYes. H600 and H601: Maths 1 plus any two of Maths 2, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
  • Oxford Engineering with Foundation YearYes. Either sitting. Maths 1, Maths 2 and Physics.
  • Cambridge mature colleges, January roundYes. Hughes Hall, St Edmund's and Wolfson. Not Veterinary Medicine, and not if you applied last October.
  • Other Oxford and Cambridge coursesNo. October only.
  • Already sat in OctoberNo. One sitting per cycle. January is not a retake.

Applying to more than one course? Check the modules for every choice, then see which sitting each one allows.

Your January plan

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Your January plan

Choose your modules.

See the teaching before you pay

PhysicsAnswer a question, then see the worked correctionMaths 1A full timed module: 27 questions, 40 minutesLesson 1A lesson that finds your level as you answer

Our timed modules are original practice, not papers from a real ESAT sitting.

ESAT Pro for your January sitting

£199one payment

  • 303 lessons and question sets across all five modules
  • 5,103 original questions, every wrong option explained
  • 75 module papers, 15 for each module
  • Full-sitting rehearsal of your course's modules
  • Timing gym and no-calculator mental maths drills
  • Mia, your ESAT tutor, on every question
  • Progress by topic, and your next task
By paying you agree to our Terms and get access straight away, which ends your 14-day cancellation right.Try lesson 1 free
Sit a timed Mathematics 1 module free27 questions · 40 minutes · original practice

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Score 7.0 or your money back

Finish the course and 10 timed mocks before your exam. Claim within 30 days of your result. Conditions apply

All five modules included. Access until 31 January 2028, no renewal charge. Guarantee conditions

The January ESAT dates, by email

Four dated emails from UAT-UK's calendar.

Need extra time or a bursary? Access arrangements close on 7 December and bursaries on 14 December, both 6pm UK time, before you pay the test fee.