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Highest published pass rates

Compare the highest official published pass rates with important context about preparation and test difficulty.

  1. 01Isles of ScillyLow sample: 8 tests; interpret cautiously.75.0%
  2. 02Isle of MullLow sample: 42 tests; interpret cautiously.73.8%
  3. 03GairlochLow sample: 49 tests; interpret cautiously.73.5%
  4. 04Pitlochry73.3%
  5. 05Benbecula Island72.9%
  6. 06Girvan72.0%
  7. 07Campbeltown71.6%
  8. 08Dunoon71.5%
  9. 09Stranraer71.2%
  10. 10GolspieLow sample: 93 tests; interpret cautiously.71.0%
  11. 11Duns70.2%
  12. 12Montrose70.0%
  13. 13Melton Mowbray69.7%
  14. 14Barrow In Furness69.6%
  15. 15Inveraray69.4%
  16. 16Dorchester69.0%
  17. 17Aberfeldy68.5%
  18. 18Pwllheli68.1%
  19. 19Lerwick67.8%
  20. 20Arbroath67.4%
  21. 21Cumnock67.4%
  22. 22Brodick (Isle of Arran)Low sample: 55 tests; interpret cautiously.67.3%
  23. 23Stornoway66.6%
  24. 24Oban66.1%
  25. 25Newton Stewart65.8%
  26. 26Fort William65.5%
  27. 27Kendal (Oxenholme Road)65.1%
  28. 28Tunbridge Wells64.5%
  29. 29Hawick64.3%
  30. 30Malton64.3%
  31. 31Abergavenny64.2%
  32. 32MallaigLow sample: 53 tests; interpret cautiously.64.2%
  33. 33Fraserburgh64.0%
  34. 34Huntly63.7%
  35. 35Yeovil63.4%
  36. 36Lee On The Solent63.2%
  37. 37Alness63.1%
  38. 38Thurso63.0%
  39. 39Ipswich62.3%
  40. 40Bangor62.2%
  41. 41Inverurie61.9%
  42. 42Workington61.9%
  43. 43Norwich (Peachman Way)61.7%
  44. 44Bala61.6%
  45. 45Chichester61.6%
  46. 46UllapoolLow sample: 49 tests; interpret cautiously.61.2%
  47. 47Weston-super-Mare61.0%
  48. 48Northallerton60.4%
  49. 49Forfar60.3%
  50. 50Maidstone60.2%
  51. 51Wellingborough60.0%
  52. 52Walton LGV59.8%
  53. 53Worthing59.8%
  54. 54Farnborough59.7%
  55. 55Taunton59.5%
  56. 56Wick59.4%
  57. 57Heysham59.2%
  58. 58Kelso59.2%
  59. 59KingussieLow sample: 93 tests; interpret cautiously.59.1%
  60. 60Sevenoaks59.0%
  61. 61Hereford58.8%
  62. 62Peebles58.8%
  63. 63Brecon58.7%
  64. 64Buxton58.7%
  65. 65Carlisle58.7%
  66. 66Ludlow58.7%
  67. 67Sidcup (London)58.7%
  68. 68Barnsley58.5%
  69. 69Knaresborough58.5%
  70. 70Lanark58.1%
  71. 71Newtown58.0%
  72. 72Grantham (Somerby)57.9%
  73. 73East Kilbride57.7%
  74. 74Northwich57.6%
  75. 75Ayr57.5%
  76. 76Banff57.5%
  77. 77Haddington57.5%
  78. 78Letchworth57.5%
  79. 79Kyle of Lochalsh57.4%
  80. 80Ashfield57.3%
  81. 81Dundee57.3%
  82. 82Skipton57.3%
  83. 83Guildford57.1%
  84. 84Barry57.0%
  85. 85Isle of Skye (Portree)57.0%
  86. 86Grantown-On-Spey56.9%
  87. 87Rhyl56.9%
  88. 88Basingstoke56.8%
  89. 89Whitby56.7%
  90. 90Birmingham (Shirley)56.6%
  91. 91Greenham56.5%
  92. 92Southport (Liverpool)56.5%
  93. 93Chippenham56.4%
  94. 94Gillingham56.4%
  95. 95Lochgilphead56.4%
  96. 96Preston56.3%
  97. 97Chesterfield56.2%
  98. 98Bradford (Heaton)56.1%
  99. 99Bredbury (Manchester)56.0%
  100. 100Herne Bay55.9%
  101. 101Orkney55.9%
  102. 102Skegness55.9%
  103. 103Irvine55.7%
  104. 104Livingston55.7%
  105. 105Alnwick55.5%
  106. 106Bridlington55.5%
  107. 107Bristol (Avonmouth)55.5%
  108. 108Warrington55.5%
  109. 109Chelmsford55.4%
  110. 110Eastbourne55.4%
  111. 111Reading55.4%
  112. 112Stevenage55.3%
  113. 113Trowbridge55.2%
  114. 114Worksop55.2%
  115. 115Aberystwyth (Park Avenue)55.1%
  116. 116Burton on Trent54.7%
  117. 117York54.4%
  118. 118Wallasey54.3%
  119. 119Carmarthen54.2%
  120. 120Newport (Isle of Wight)54.1%
  121. 121Llantrisant54.0%
  122. 122Berwick-On-Tweed53.9%
  123. 123Dumfries53.9%
  124. 124Enfield (Innova Business Park)53.9%
  125. 125Louth53.9%
  126. 126Redhill Aerodrome53.9%
  127. 127Cambridge (Brookmount Court)53.8%
  128. 128Newton Abbot53.8%
  129. 129Bedford53.7%
  130. 130Tolworth (London)53.6%
  131. 131Birmingham (Cocks Moors)53.5%
  132. 132Castle Douglas53.4%
  133. 133Poole53.4%
  134. 134Bridgend53.3%
  135. 135Doncaster53.2%
  136. 136Durham53.2%
  137. 137Nuneaton53.2%
  138. 138Peterhead53.2%
  139. 139Rotherham53.1%
  140. 140Hexham53.0%
  141. 141Lichfield53.0%
  142. 142Bromley (London)52.9%
  143. 143Chertsey (London)52.9%
  144. 144Chorley52.8%
  145. 145Dumbarton52.8%
  146. 146Peterborough52.8%
  147. 147Portsmouth52.8%
  148. 148Steeton52.8%
  149. 149Yeading (London)52.8%
  150. 150Upton52.6%
  151. 151Aberdeen South (Cove)52.4%
  152. 152Hastings (Ore)52.4%
  153. 153Oswestry52.4%
  154. 154Uxbridge (London)52.3%
  155. 155Winchester52.2%
  156. 156Lincoln52.1%
  157. 157Northampton52.1%
  158. 158Rothesay52.0%
  159. 159Bristol (Kingswood)51.9%
  160. 160Kings Lynn51.9%
  161. 161Macclesfield51.9%
  162. 162Worcester51.9%
  163. 163Wrexham51.9%
  164. 164Blackpool51.8%
  165. 165Bolton (Manchester)51.8%
  166. 166Derby (Alvaston)51.8%
  167. 167Leeds (Colton Mill)51.8%
  168. 168Leeds (Fearnville)51.8%
  169. 169Nelson51.7%
  170. 170Erith (London)51.6%
  171. 171West Wickham (London)51.6%
  172. 172Bletchley51.5%
  173. 173High Wycombe51.5%
  174. 174Barnstaple51.4%
  175. 175Hendon (London)51.4%
  176. 176Mill Hill (London)51.4%
  177. 177Redditch51.4%
  178. 178Rugby51.4%
  179. 179Sale (Manchester)51.4%
  180. 180Bishops Stortford51.3%
  181. 181Leicester (Wigston)51.2%
  182. 182Merthyr Tydfil51.2%
  183. 183Buckie51.1%
  184. 184Sunderland51.1%
  185. 185Swindon51.1%
  186. 186Hartlepool51.0%
  187. 187Llanelli51.0%
  188. 188Monmouth51.0%
  189. 189Morden (London)51.0%
  190. 190Shrewsbury51.0%
  191. 191Blyth50.9%
  192. 192Kirkcaldy50.9%
  193. 193Borehamwood (London)50.8%
  194. 194Slough (London)50.8%
  195. 195Boston50.7%
  196. 196Grangemouth50.7%
  197. 197St Albans50.7%
  198. 198Colchester50.6%
  199. 199Oxford (Cowley)50.6%
  200. 200Isleworth (Fleming Way)50.4%
  201. 201Tilbury50.4%
  202. 202Southampton (Maybush)50.3%
  203. 203Pembroke Dock50.1%
  204. 204Barnet (London)49.9%
  205. 205Callander49.9%
  206. 206Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road)49.9%
  207. 207Nottingham (Chilwell)49.9%
  208. 208Bishopbriggs49.8%
  209. 209Horsforth49.7%
  210. 210Pinner (London)49.7%
  211. 211Edinburgh (Musselburgh)49.4%
  212. 212Aylesbury49.3%
  213. 213Huddersfield49.2%
  214. 214Basildon49.1%
  215. 215Kettering49.1%
  216. 216Newport (Gwent)48.9%
  217. 217Telford48.9%
  218. 218Tottenham48.9%
  219. 219Perth (Arran Road)48.8%
  220. 220Sheffield (Middlewood Road)48.7%
  221. 221Paisley48.6%
  222. 222Birmingham (Kingstanding)48.5%
  223. 223Brentwood (London)48.5%
  224. 224Salisbury48.5%
  225. 225Warwick (Wedgenock House)48.5%
  226. 226Gosforth48.4%
  227. 227Rochdale (Manchester)48.3%
  228. 228Aberdeen North48.2%
  229. 229Clacton-on-Sea48.2%
  230. 230Swansea48.2%
  231. 231Hull47.9%
  232. 232Bradford (Thornbury)47.8%
  233. 233Gloucester47.8%
  234. 234Middlesbrough47.7%
  235. 235West Didsbury (Manchester)47.7%
  236. 236Bodmin47.5%
  237. 237Airdrie47.4%
  238. 238Galashiels47.4%
  239. 239Glasgow (Baillieston)47.4%
  240. 240Chester47.3%
  241. 241Darlington47.1%
  242. 242Loughton (London)47.0%
  243. 243Mitcham (London)47.0%
  244. 244Southend-on-Sea47.0%
  245. 245Pontefract46.9%
  246. 246Birmingham (Kings Heath)46.8%
  247. 247Chadderton46.8%
  248. 248Exeter46.8%
  249. 249Wood Green (London)46.8%
  250. 250Blackburn with Darwen46.6%
  251. 251Cardiff (Llanishen)46.5%
  252. 252Penzance46.5%
  253. 253Hinckley46.4%
  254. 254Nottingham (Colwick)46.4%
  255. 255Bury (Manchester)46.3%
  256. 256Hornchurch (London)46.3%
  257. 257Launceston46.3%
  258. 258Ashford (Kent)46.2%
  259. 259Bury St Edmunds46.2%
  260. 260Watford46.2%
  261. 261Enfield (Brancroft Way)46.1%
  262. 262Canterbury45.8%
  263. 263Heckmondwike45.8%
  264. 264Inverness (Longman Drive)45.8%
  265. 265Stafford45.8%
  266. 266Burgess Hill45.5%
  267. 267Scunthorpe45.4%
  268. 268Wakefield45.4%
  269. 269Dudley45.2%
  270. 270Scarborough45.1%
  271. 271Halifax45.0%
  272. 272Southall (London)44.8%
  273. 273Carlisle LGV (Cars)Low sample: 47 tests; interpret cautiously.44.7%
  274. 274Cheetham Hill (Manchester)44.7%
  275. 275Birmingham (Garretts Green)44.4%
  276. 276Wanstead (London)44.4%
  277. 277Atherton (Manchester)44.3%
  278. 278Glasgow (Anniesland)44.3%
  279. 279Sheffield (Handsworth)44.1%
  280. 280Crewe43.8%
  281. 281Goodmayes (London)43.7%
  282. 282Lowestoft(Mobbs Way)43.3%
  283. 283Cheltenham43.2%
  284. 284Stirling43.0%
  285. 285Birmingham (South Yardley)42.8%
  286. 286Grimsby Coldwater42.8%
  287. 287Crawley42.7%
  288. 288Widnes42.7%
  289. 289Folkestone42.4%
  290. 290Elgin42.3%
  291. 291Loughborough42.3%
  292. 292Hamilton42.0%
  293. 293Greenock41.7%
  294. 294Edinburgh (Currie)41.6%
  295. 295Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme)41.6%
  296. 296Greenford (Horsenden Lane)41.4%
  297. 297Banbury41.3%
  298. 298Cardigan41.0%
  299. 299St Helens (Liverpool)40.9%
  300. 300Plymouth40.7%
  301. 301Camborne40.6%
  302. 302Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge)40.6%
  303. 303Belvedere (London)40.5%
  304. 304Speke (Liverpool)40.5%
  305. 305Leicester (Cannock Street)40.2%
  306. 306Coventry40.0%
  307. 307Chingford (London)39.9%
  308. 308Glasgow (Shieldhall)39.9%
  309. 309Luton39.2%
  310. 310Norris Green (Liverpool)37.8%
  311. 311Gateshead37.5%
  312. 312Dunfermline (Vine)36.4%
  313. 313Featherstone36.4%
  314. 314Wednesbury35.0%
  315. 315Wolverhampton34.3%

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