Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7,318 | 57.9% |
| 2024/25 | 5,959 | 58.1% |
| 2023/24 | 6,416 | 54.4% |
| 2022/23 | 5,583 | 52.1% |
| 2021/22 | 5,404 | 54.8% |
| 2020/21 | 1,480 | 57.9% |
| 2019/20 | 3,965 | 48.6% |
| 2018/19 | 4,309 | 49.4% |
| 2017/18 | 4,170 | 47.6% |
| 2016/17 | 5,055 | 48.6% |
| 2015/16 | 3,510 | 51.1% |
| 2014/15 | 601 | 49.9% |
DVSA, DRT122A · centres where only one examiner tested in a year are left out of that year by DVSA
Month by month
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 679 | 394 | 58.0% |
| February 2026 | 758 | 438 | 57.8% |
| January 2026 | 796 | 476 | 59.8% |
| December 2025 | 651 | 388 | 59.6% |
| November 2025 | 678 | 393 | 58.0% |
| October 2025 | 515 | 308 | 59.8% |
| September 2025 | 475 | 281 | 59.2% |
| August 2025 | 385 | 221 | 57.4% |
| July 2025 | 581 | 326 | 56.1% |
| June 2025 | 671 | 375 | 55.9% |
| May 2025 | 550 | 304 | 55.3% |
| April 2025 | 579 | 333 | 57.5% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 57.9% of their tests at Grantham (Somerby) in 2025/26 and women 57.9%. Of 3,936 learners taking their first test here, 2,344 passed (59.6%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 187 of them did it without a single driving fault.
DVSA, DRT122A and DRT122C, 2025/26
Waiting for a test
People who took their test at Grantham (Somerby) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 18.4 weeks earlier; 26.4% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in East Midlands
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 8,144 | 57.3% |
| Boston | 4,784 | 50.7% |
| Buxton | 4,904 | 58.7% |
| Chesterfield | 6,605 | 56.2% |
| Derby (Alvaston) | 8,086 | 51.8% |
| Hinckley | 4,866 | 46.4% |
| Kettering | 11,876 | 49.1% |
| Leicester (Cannock Street) | 14,198 | 40.2% |
| Leicester (Wigston) | 18,868 | 51.2% |
| Lincoln | 6,192 | 52.1% |
| Loughborough | 5,502 | 42.3% |
| Louth | 740 | 53.9% |
| Melton Mowbray | 1,984 | 69.7% |
| Northampton | 13,539 | 52.1% |
| Nottingham (Chilwell) | 9,415 | 49.9% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | 15,150 | 46.4% |
| Skegness | 2,078 | 55.9% |
| Wellingborough | 1,450 | 60.0% |
| Worksop | 5,975 | 55.2% |