Driving Test Pass Rates in Barnsley
Barnsley has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 52.2% 3.5 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Barnsley
Barnsley is an English city served by a single of 1 DVSA practical driving test centre. Together, these centres have processed 100.8K tests on record, every result tracked here is sourced from the DVSA's quarterly statistical release and aggregated to give a like-for-like view of how each centre performs.
As a whole, Barnsley runs slightly ahead of the UK average. The city-wide car pass rate of 52.2% is 3.5 percentage points above the UK figure of 48.7%, suggesting modestly favourable test conditions overall.
Barnsley is the only centre in Barnsley, with a current pass rate of 52.2% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Barnsley test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Barnsley vs the UK average
Barnsley above the UK average pass rate by 3.5 percentage points. Pass rates in Barnsley sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
Easiest & hardest centres in Barnsley
Pass rate by gender across Barnsley
Across Barnsley's test centres, men pass at 50.6% and women at 43.2% a gender gap of 7.4 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
All test centres in Barnsley
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above are aggregated across all available years of DVSA quarterly statistical data for each centre. Rates are volume-weighted across the city, larger centres carry proportionally more weight than smaller ones. Centres with fewer than 1,000 tests in the current period are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government License v3.0. 47.1K passes recorded across 1 Barnsley centre.