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Highest and lowest published pass rates

286 centres meet the published 5th-percentile volume floor of 99 tests for April 2025 - March 2026. The published spread is 37.0 percentage points.

centre spread

37 pts

71.4% at the top · 34.3% at the bottom

highest this year

71.4%

Girvan · 175 tests

lowest this year

34.3%

Wolverhampton · 11,561 tests

Highest published pass rates

Ranking eligibility: at least 99 published tests, the 5th volume percentile.

  1. 1

    Girvan

    Scotland

    71.4%pass rateAbove average
    20weeks
    175tests
  2. 2

    Montrose

    Scotland

    70.8%pass rateAbove average
    20weeks
    558tests
  3. 3

    Melton Mowbray

    England • East Midlands

    69.7%pass rateAbove average
    23weeks
    1,984tests
  4. 4

    Barrow In Furness

    England • North West

    69.6%pass rateAbove average
    4weeks
    1,699tests
  5. 5

    Dorchester

    England • South West

    69.0%pass rateAbove average
    11weeks
    4,353tests
  6. 6

    Oban

    Scotland

    68.8%pass rateAbove average
    15weeks
    237tests
  7. 7

    Stornoway

    Scotland

    68.2%pass rateAbove average
    8weeks
    296tests
  8. 8

    Arbroath

    Scotland

    68.1%pass rateAbove average
    26weeks
    549tests
  9. 9

    Pwllheli

    Wales

    68.1%pass rateAbove average
    13weeks
    737tests
  10. 10

    Lerwick

    Scotland

    67.5%pass rateAbove average
    9weeks
    305tests
  11. 11

    Cumnock

    Scotland

    67.4%pass rateAbove average
    22weeks
    760tests
  12. 12

    Wick

    Scotland

    66.7%pass rateAbove average
    11weeks
    99tests
  13. 13

    Fort William

    Scotland

    65.8%pass rateAbove average
    16weeks
    325tests
  14. 14

    Kendal (Oxenholme Road)

    England • North West

    65.1%pass rateAbove average
    11weeks
    2,231tests
  15. 15

    Tunbridge Wells

    England • South East

    64.5%pass rateAbove average
    10weeks
    5,726tests
  16. 16

    Hawick

    Scotland

    64.5%pass rateAbove average
    25weeks
    352tests
  17. 17

    Malton

    England • Yorkshire and The Humber

    64.3%pass rateAbove average
    10weeks
    876tests
  18. 18

    Abergavenny

    Wales

    64.2%pass rateAbove average
    6weeks
    5,924tests
  19. 19

    Fraserburgh

    Scotland

    64.2%pass rateAbove average
    18weeks
    452tests
  20. 20

    Huntly

    Scotland

    63.7%pass rateAbove average
    13weeks
    146tests

Lowest published pass rates

Ranking eligibility: at least 99 published tests, the 5th volume percentile.

  1. 1

    Wolverhampton

    England • West Midlands

    34.3%pass rateBelow average
    13weeks
    11,561tests
  2. 2

    Wednesbury

    England • West Midlands

    35.0%pass rateBelow average
    10weeks
    7,508tests
  3. 3

    Dunfermline (Vine)

    Scotland

    36.4%pass rateBelow average
    15weeks
    5,529tests
  4. 4

    Featherstone

    England • West Midlands

    36.4%pass rateBelow average
    12weeks
    13,193tests
  5. 5

    Gateshead

    England • North East

    37.5%pass rateBelow average
    7weeks
    9,512tests
  6. 6

    Norris Green (Liverpool)

    England • North West

    37.8%pass rateBelow average
    15weeks
    13,472tests
  7. 7

    Luton

    England • East of England

    39.2%pass rateBelow average
    10weeks
    7,759tests
  8. 8

    Chingford (London)

    England • London

    39.9%pass rateBelow average
    10weeks
    13,120tests
  9. 9

    Glasgow (Shieldhall)

    Scotland

    39.9%pass rateBelow average
    16weeks
    7,019tests
  10. 10

    Coventry

    England • West Midlands

    40.0%pass rateBelow average
    7weeks
    13,771tests
  11. 11

    Leicester (Cannock Street)

    England • East Midlands

    40.2%pass rateBelow average
    6weeks
    14,198tests
  12. 12

    Belvedere (London)

    England • London

    40.5%pass rateBelow average
    9weeks
    4,245tests
  13. 13

    Speke (Liverpool)

    England • North West

    40.5%pass rateBelow average
    8weeks
    8,159tests
  14. 14

    Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)

    England • West Midlands

    40.6%pass rateBelow average
    10weeks
    8,413tests
  15. 15

    Camborne

    England • South West

    40.6%pass rateBelow average
    6weeks
    6,271tests
  16. 16

    Plymouth

    England • South West

    40.7%pass rateBelow average
    7weeks
    11,167tests
  17. 17

    St Helens (Liverpool)

    England • North West

    40.9%pass rateBelow average
    7weeks
    14,174tests
  18. 18

    Cardigan

    Wales

    41.0%pass rateBelow average
    7weeks
    1,192tests
  19. 19

    Banbury

    England • South East

    41.3%pass rateBelow average
    18weeks
    9,069tests
  20. 20

    Edinburgh (Currie)

    Scotland

    41.6%pass rateBelow average
    23weeks
    6,202tests

Highest and lowest recorded pass rates

The difference between the highest and lowest eligible published rate is 37.0 percentage points. The boards do not explain why rates differ.

Centres below the volume floor are excluded so small samples do not dominate the order.

These rankings describe published centre rates; they do not predict an individual result or explain why rates differ.
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About this data

Rankings use DVSA DRT122A current financial-year pass rates for centres at or above the 5th percentile by volume (≥99 tests), as of March 2026. testcentre.uk is independent and not affiliated with the DVSA. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.