Lincolnshire · Midlands
Grantham driving test centre
57.9% of car practical tests taken at Grantham passed in 2025-26, from 7,318 tests. Pass rates, local road types and how we prepare you for this centre.
Grantham pass rates
Pass rate 2025-26
57.9%
4,237 passes
National average
50%
+7.9 points here
Tests conducted
7,318
about 610 a month
Best published year
58.1%
2024-25
7,318 car practical tests were taken at Grantham in 2025-26. 57.9% passed, 7.9 percentage points above the national average of 50%. It is up on 2019-20, when 48.6% passed.
Over the published years the rate has moved between 48.6% in 2019-20 and 58.1% in 2024-25, so a single year's figure is a weak guide on its own. That works out at roughly 610 tests a month, which is what waiting times at Grantham depend on more than the pass rate does.
- Grantham
- National average
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate | National | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7,318 | 4,237 | 57.9% | 50% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2024-25 | 5,959 | 3,461 | 58.1% | 48.7% | 58.9% | 57% |
| 2023-24 | 6,416 | 3,492 | 54.4% | 47.9% | 54.8% | 53.9% |
| 2022-23 | 5,583 | 2,909 | 52.1% | 48.4% | 52.4% | 51.7% |
| 2021-22 | 5,404 | 2,961 | 54.8% | 48.9% | 57.2% | 52.1% |
| 2019-20 | 3,965 | 1,927 | 48.6% | 45.9% | 52.4% | 45.2% |
Source: DVSA table DRT122A, car practical driving test pass rates by test centre, published on GOV.UK. Figures are financial years running April to March.
Driving out of Grantham
Routes out of Grantham use the roads around the centre: rural a-roads, blind bends and crests and village 30mph zones. Each of them is marked differently, which is why the last few hours of tuition are worked around the centre.
National-speed-limit single carriageways are near-certain — progress is marked as well as caution. The built-up section is short, so the limit changes come quickly and get marked. If your lessons have been in a different part of Lincolnshire, plan at least a couple of sessions on these roads before the test.
Grantham takes candidates from across Lincolnshire, so plenty arrive having learned on a different road mix. That usually shows in the first five minutes of the drive.
The aim is simple: nothing on the drive should be new on the day.
Roads you are likely to meet
Rural A-roads
Blind bends and crests
Village 30mph zones
- National-speed-limit single carriageways are near-certain — progress is marked as well as caution.
- The built-up section is short, so the limit changes come quickly and get marked.
- If your lessons have been in a different part of Lincolnshire, plan at least a couple of sessions on these roads before the test.
Test routes are no longer published by the DVSA, and examiners vary them. Treat this as a guide to the local road types rather than a route list. Book your test and check availability on GOV.UK.
Where marks are lost at Grantham
Bends, crests and sightlines
Drive to what you can see stopping in. Cresting a rise at 60 with no forward view reads as a lack of planning, not confidence.
Judgement on unlit lanes
Passing places, mud on the road, horses and tractors are all part of the marking here — and so is progress once the road opens up.
How we prepare you for this centre
Time on the real roads
We plan the final sessions around Grantham itself, so the rural a-roads you meet on test day are ones you have already driven.
A full mock test
A full-length mock from the Grantham area, scored on the DVSA sheet so you see exactly where the marks went.
Manoeuvres in real locations
All four test manoeuvres, practised in the kind of streets examiners around Grantham actually use.
The paperwork and the routine
We walk the whole sequence — arrival, documents, eyesight check, independent drive — so nothing on the day is new.
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Grantham test centre FAQs
What are the test routes like at Grantham?
The DVSA stopped publishing official routes, and examiners vary them. In practice, routes from Grantham draw on rural a-roads, blind bends and crests, village 30mph zones, so those are the conditions to rehearse rather than a fixed sequence of streets.
What do learners most often fail on at Grantham?
bends, crests and sightlines, judgement on unlit lanes — all of which come directly from the road types on the local network.
Can I take an intensive course and test at Grantham?
Yes. We match you with a DVSA approved instructor who teaches on these roads day to day, and we look for the earliest practical slot at Grantham.
How do I book a practical test at Grantham?
Practical tests are booked through GOV.UK with your provisional licence and theory certificate numbers. We can check cancellations for you once your course dates are set.
What happens when I get to Grantham?
Arrive with your provisional licence and a car that is legal, insured for the test and has no warning lights showing. We handle that side if you use one of our instructors' cars.
Is Grantham an easy test centre?
Pass rates are published by the DVSA, but they say more about the mix of candidates than the difficulty of the routes. Practising the road types above will move your odds more than switching centres.
Not sure how many hours you need?
Answer four quick questions and we will recommend a course based on your experience, not a sales target.