Detailed below are the female theory test pass rates for DVSA and Pearson Professional theory test centres. The male pass rates are a combination of the months April 2015 through to March 2016. Statistics last updated January 2017. The total pass rate for this time period can be found at the bottom of the page.
Gender statistics – Any gender based statistics are based on recorded information. In the case of GB licence holders, details of gender are reliant upon the correct information being held on the DVLA database as this is our source.
Gender details about licence holders from other countries (such as Northern Ireland) are reliant upon information being captured accurately at the time of booking a test. In some cases, gender will not have been captured.
Where a gender has not been captured these candidates will be recorded in total tests conducted there will therefore be small anomalies where the totals of gender do not match overall totals.
Theory Test Centre | Conducted | Passes | Pass rate (%) |
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Aberdeen Theory Test Centre | 6508 | 3479 | 53.5 |
Aberystwyth Theory Test Centre | 1180 | 643 | 54.5 |
Aldershot Theory Test Centre | 6136 | 3013 | 49.1 |
Ayr Theory Test Centre | 4335 | 2346 | 54.1 |
Bangor Theory Test Centre | 3247 | 1504 | 46.3 |
Barnstaple Theory Test Centre | 2119 | 1097 | 51.8 |
Barrow Theory Test Centre | 1916 | 1003 | 52.3 |
Basildon Theory Test Centre | 7840 | 3708 | 47.3 |
Berwick Theory Test Centre | 560 | 276 | 49.3 |
Birmingham Theory Test Centre | 23664 | 11049 | 46.7 |
Blackpool Theory Test Centre | 3784 | 1938 | 51.2 |
Bolton Theory Test Centre | 8419 | 4201 | 49.9 |
Boston Theory Test Centre | 2702 | 1267 | 46.9 |
Bournemouth Theory Test Centre | 7379 | 3877 | 52.5 |
Bradford Theory Test Centre | 10434 | 4869 | 46.7 |
Brighton Theory Test Centre | 5118 | 2848 | 55.6 |
Bristol Theory Test Centre | 16056 | 8411 | 52.4 |
Builth Wells Theory Test Centre | 602 | 331 | 55 |
Bury St Edmunds Theory Test Centre | 3452 | 1781 | 51.6 |
Cambridge Theory Test Centre | 7410 | 4105 | 55.4 |
Canterbury Theory Test Centre | 950 | 511 | 53.8 |
Canterbury (Lower Bridge Street) Theory Test Centre | 7784 | 4058 | 52.1 |
Cardiff Theory Test Centre | 11108 | 5607 | 50.5 |
Carlisle Theory Test Centre | 2779 | 1462 | 52.6 |
Chatham Theory Test Centre | 11189 | 5661 | 50.6 |
Chelmsford Theory Test Centre | 6815 | 3645 | 53.5 |
Cheltenham Theory Test Centre | 125 | 76 | 60.8 |
Cheltenham (Albion Street) Theory Test Centre | 2906 | 1677 | 57.7 |
Chester Theory Test Centre | 9067 | 4765 | 52.6 |
Chesterfield Theory Test Centre | 3355 | 1722 | 51.3 |
Coventry Theory Test Centre | 11287 | 5541 | 49.1 |
Crawley Theory Test Centre | 6308 | 3265 | 51.8 |
Croydon Theory Test Centre | 19750 | 9578 | 48.5 |
Derby Theory Test Centre | 9733 | 4935 | 50.7 |
Doncaster Theory Test Centre | 8074 | 3882 | 48.1 |
Dudley Theory Test Centre | 8838 | 4254 | 48.1 |
Dumfries Theory Test Centre | 1300 | 687 | 52.8 |
Dundee Theory Test Centre | 6280 | 3443 | 54.8 |
Eastbourne Theory Test Centre | 2810 | 1468 | 52.2 |
Edinburgh Theory Test Centre | 12907 | 7345 | 56.9 |
Elgin Theory Test Centre | 1519 | 770 | 50.7 |
Exeter Theory Test Centre | 4739 | 2678 | 56.5 |
Fareham Theory Test Centre | 3015 | 1619 | 53.7 |
Fort William Theory Test Centre | 402 | 195 | 48.5 |
Gairloch Theory Test Centre | 14 | 9 | 64.3 |
Galashiels Theory Test Centre | 1120 | 619 | 55.3 |
Glasgow Theory Test Centre | 24551 | 13151 | 53.6 |
Gloucester Theory Test Centre | 4867 | 2419 | 49.7 |
Grantham Theory Test Centre | 2257 | 1196 | 53 |
Greenock Theory Test Centre | 2499 | 1344 | 53.8 |
Grimsby Theory Test Centre | 3184 | 1557 | 48.9 |
Guildford Theory Test Centre | 7300 | 4157 | 56.9 |
Harlow Theory Test Centre | 6042 | 3001 | 49.7 |
Harrogate Theory Test Centre | 2823 | 1577 | 55.9 |
Hastings Theory Test Centre | 3380 | 1814 | 53.7 |
Haverfordwest Theory Test Centre | 2211 | 1042 | 47.1 |
Helmsdale Theory Test Centre | 19 | 12 | 63.2 |
Hereford Theory Test Centre | 2775 | 1410 | 50.8 |
Huddersfield Theory Test Centre | 7839 | 3962 | 50.5 |
Hull Theory Test Centre | 6907 | 3484 | 50.4 |
Huntly Theory Test Centre | 296 | 143 | 48.3 |
Ilford Theory Test Centre | 29254 | 13251 | 45.3 |
Inverness Theory Test Centre | 2205 | 1217 | 55.2 |
Ipswich Theory Test Centre | 8449 | 4329 | 51.2 |
Isle of Arran Theory Test Centre | 23 | 19 | 82.6 |
Isle of Barra Theory Test Centre | 11 | 8 | 72.7 |
Isle of Benbecula Theory Test Centre | 35 | 20 | 57.1 |
Isle of Islay Theory Test Centre | 13 | 7 | 53.8 |
Isle of Mull Salen Theory Test Centre | 14 | 9 | 64.3 |
Isle of Tiree Theory Test Centre | .. | .. | 66.7 |
Kings Lynn Theory Test Centre | 3218 | 1519 | 47.2 |
Kingston Theory Test Centre | 14360 | 7745 | 53.9 |
Kirkwall Theory Test Centre | 259 | 149 | 57.5 |
Kyle of Lochalsh Theory Test Centre | 34 | 26 | 76.5 |
Leeds Theory Test Centre | 16604 | 8556 | 51.5 |
Leicester Theory Test Centre | 15234 | 7540 | 49.5 |
Lerwick Theory Test Centre | 272 | 166 | 61 |
Lincoln Theory Test Centre | 3888 | 2050 | 52.7 |
Liverpool Theory Test Centre | 14279 | 7218 | 50.5 |
Lowestoft Theory Test Centre | 2818 | 1341 | 47.6 |
Luton Theory Test Centre | 8854 | 4005 | 45.2 |
Manchester Theory Test Centre | 16159 | 8461 | 52.4 |
Mansfield Theory Test Centre | 4806 | 2317 | 48.2 |
Merthyr Tydfil Theory Test Centre | 4248 | 2116 | 49.8 |
Middlesbrough Theory Test Centre | 11213 | 5729 | 51.1 |
Milton Keynes Theory Test Centre | 9921 | 4957 | 50 |
Morpeth Theory Test Centre | 2543 | 1369 | 53.8 |
Newcastle Theory Test Centre | 13658 | 7357 | 53.9 |
Newport (Gwent) Theory Test Centre | 5261 | 2687 | 51.1 |
Newport-Isle Wight Theory Test Centre | 1758 | 923 | 52.5 |
Northampton Theory Test Centre | 10321 | 5181 | 50.2 |
Norwich Theory Test Centre | 6895 | 3782 | 54.9 |
Nottingham Theory Test Centre | 11069 | 5736 | 51.8 |
Oban Theory Test Centre | 204 | 112 | 54.9 |
Oldham Theory Test Centre | 7445 | 3575 | 48 |
Oxford Theory Test Centre | 7414 | 4154 | 56 |
Penzance Theory Test Centre | 1289 | 692 | 53.7 |
Peterborough Theory Test Centre | 6944 | 3497 | 50.4 |
Pitlochry Theory Test Centre | 327 | 182 | 55.7 |
Plymouth Theory Test Centre | 6004 | 3105 | 51.7 |
Portree Theory Test Centre | 76 | 36 | 47.4 |
Portsmouth Theory Test Centre | 5884 | 2914 | 49.5 |
Preston Theory Test Centre | 12450 | 6351 | 51 |
Reading Theory Test Centre | 11756 | 6400 | 54.4 |
Redditch Theory Test Centre | 3493 | 1762 | 50.4 |
Rhyl Theory Test Centre | 2470 | 1149 | 46.5 |
Salford Theory Test Centre | 4650 | 2445 | 52.6 |
Salisbury Theory Test Centre | 4061 | 2159 | 53.2 |
Scarborough Theory Test Centre | 2305 | 1200 | 52.1 |
Scunthorpe Theory Test Centre | 2645 | 1283 | 48.5 |
Sheffield Theory Test Centre | 13304 | 6869 | 51.6 |
Shrewsbury Theory Test Centre | 5595 | 2885 | 51.6 |
Sidcup Theory Test Centre | 13979 | 6942 | 49.7 |
Slough Theory Test Centre | 8493 | 4099 | 48.3 |
Southampton Theory Test Centre | 8412 | 4533 | 53.9 |
Southend on Sea Theory Test Centre | 4053 | 2024 | 49.9 |
Southgate Theory Test Centre | 21419 | 10299 | 48.1 |
Southport Theory Test Centre | 2448 | 1338 | 54.7 |
Southwark Theory Test Centre | 32230 | 17300 | 53.7 |
St Helens Theory Test Centre | 5877 | 2874 | 48.9 |
Staines Theory Test Centre | 5263 | 2656 | 50.5 |
Stevenage Theory Test Centre | 107 | 52 | 48.6 |
Stevenage (Middlesex House) Theory Test Centre | 5530 | 2798 | 50.6 |
Stirling Theory Test Centre | 5601 | 2921 | 52.2 |
Stockport Theory Test Centre | 7867 | 4110 | 52.2 |
Stoke-on-Trent Theory Test Centre | 9037 | 4718 | 52.2 |
Stornoway Theory Test Centre | 284 | 133 | 46.8 |
Stranraer Theory Test Centre | 378 | 188 | 49.7 |
Stratford upon Avon Theory Test Centre | 3177 | 1746 | 55 |
Sunderland Theory Test Centre | 6730 | 3404 | 50.6 |
Sutton Coldfield Theory Test Centre | 7523 | 3921 | 52.1 |
Swansea Theory Test Centre | 7980 | 3988 | 50 |
Swindon Theory Test Centre | 7229 | 3580 | 49.5 |
Tarbert Theory Test Centre | 180 | 99 | 55 |
Taunton Theory Test Centre | 4677 | 2387 | 51 |
Tongue Theory Test Centre | .. | .. | 42.9 |
Torquay Theory Test Centre | 3004 | 1589 | 52.9 |
Truro Theory Test Centre | 4094 | 2168 | 53 |
Ullapool Theory Test Centre | 20 | 14 | 70 |
Uxbridge Theory Test Centre | 17180 | 7703 | 44.8 |
Watford Theory Test Centre | 14826 | 7667 | 51.7 |
Weymouth Theory Test Centre | 1889 | 1005 | 53.2 |
Wick Theory Test Centre | 273 | 164 | 60.1 |
Wigan Theory Test Centre | 4948 | 2454 | 49.6 |
Wolverhampton Theory Test Centre | 10764 | 5332 | 49.5 |
Worcester Theory Test Centre | 4598 | 2427 | 52.8 |
Workington Theory Test Centre | 1836 | 905 | 49.3 |
Worthing Theory Test Centre | 4131 | 2142 | 51.9 |
Yeovil Theory Test Centre | 3607 | 1923 | 53.3 |
York Theory Test Centre | 4363 | 2429 | 55.7 |
National Figures | 913998 | 466087 | 51 |