Driving Test Pass Rates in Heron Hill
Heron Hill has 2 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 64.8% 16.1 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%.Read on for the centre-by-centre ranking, the gender split, first-time pass rates and how Heron Hill compares with the UK national average.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
About Heron Hill
Kendal (Oxenholme Road) is the leading DVSA driving test centre tracked in Heron Hill, with a current pass rate of 64.8% (2024-25 DVSA data).
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 64.8%, 16.1 percentage points above the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 20.1K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Heron Hill vs the UK average
Heron Hill above the UK average pass rate by 16.1 percentage points. Candidates here pass at notably higher rates than the UK average, though this often reflects quieter routes rather than easier examiners.
Easiest & hardest centres in Heron Hill
Pass rate by gender across Heron Hill
Across Heron Hill's test centres, men pass at 66.4% and women at 62.3% a gender gap of 4.1 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 2 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in Heron Hill
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above use the latest DVSA reporting period 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 Licence v3.0. 13.1K passes recorded across 2 Heron Hill centres.