Car theory test centre · April 2025 to March 2026
The pass rate here was 52.4% between April 2025 and March 2026, 7.5 percentage points above the national average of 44.8%.
Blandford Forum compared with the Great Britain average. Hover, tap or use the arrow keys to read each year.
April 2025 to March 2026
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 146 | 78 | 53.4% | 37.5% | 65.9% |
| May 2025 | 126 | 66 | 52.4% | 49.2% | 55.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 143 | 69 | 48.3% | 53.2% | 42.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 167 | 92 | 55.1% | 50.6% | 60.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 191 | 107 | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 180 | 95 | 52.8% | 50.5% | 55.6% |
| Oct 2025 | 165 | 90 | 54.5% | 54.1% | 55.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 249 | 127 | 51.0% | 46.8% | 55.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 205 | 91 | 44.4% | 43.5% | 45.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 169 | 95 | 56.2% | 56.2% | 56.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 174 | 93 | 53.4% | 60.9% | 45.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 132 | 69 | 52.3% | 56.7% | 47.7% |
Years run April to March. A missing year means DVSA didn’t publish figures for this centre, for example before it opened or while it had another name.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | GB average | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 2,047 | 52.4% | 44.8% | 51.2% | 53.6% |
| 2024-25 | 1,745 | 50.7% | 44.9% | 48.3% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 896 | 49.8% | 45.2% | 47.4% | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 48.6% | 44.2% | 47.7% | 49.8% |
| 2021-22 | 202 | 58.4% | 50.1% | 55.4% | 62.2% |
| 2020-21 | 32 | 46.9% | 55.7% | withheld | withheld |
| 2019-20 | 83 | 37.3% | 47.1% | 33.3% | 41.5% |
| 2018-19 | 96 | 45.8% | 47.3% | 34.9% | 54.7% |
| 2017-18 | 81 | 55.6% | 48.7% | 51.2% | 60.0% |
| 2016-17 | 100 | 50.0% | 48.7% | 49.1% | 51.1% |
The questions are the same at every centre. Sit a full 50-question mock under real exam conditions first.
Source: DVSA, Car theory test pass rates by gender and month: test centres (DRT112A), last updated Jul-26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.