# Grantham (Somerby) Driving Test Centre — Pass Rate & Waiting Time

> Grantham (Somerby) driving test centre has a 57.9% pass rate and an average 16.3 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/grantham-somerby/

# Grantham (Somerby) driving test centre

East Midlands, England

## Grantham (Somerby) at a glance

Pass rate

57.9%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

16.3 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

7,318

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

32.7%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Grantham (Somerby) compares

Grantham (Somerby) passes **57.9%** of car tests, which is **7.8 points above the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **16.3 weeks**, 3.5 weeks longer than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **7,318** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **58%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

The map below shows the Grantham (Somerby) area rather than a pinpointed building. Confirm the exact address on your booking confirmation or via GOV.UK before you travel.

## Trends at Grantham (Somerby)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **58.0%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Grantham (Somerby) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 58% |
| February 2026 | 57.8% |
| January 2026 | 59.8% |
| December 2025 | 59.6% |
| November 2025 | 58% |
| October 2025 | 59.8% |
| September 2025 | 59.2% |
| August 2025 | 57.4% |
| July 2025 | 56.1% |
| June 2025 | 55.9% |
| May 2025 | 55.3% |
| April 2025 | 57.5% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **16.3w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Grantham (Somerby), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| July 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| June 2026 | 16.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 16.3 weeks |
| April 2026 | 13.6 weeks |
| March 2026 | 9.6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 8.3 weeks |
| January 2026 | 10.3 weeks |
| December 2025 | 11 weeks |
| November 2025 | 19.2 weeks |
| October 2025 | 21.9 weeks |
| September 2025 | 20.1 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **679**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Grantham (Somerby), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 679 |
| February 2026 | 758 |
| January 2026 | 796 |
| December 2025 | 651 |
| November 2025 | 678 |
| October 2025 | 515 |
| September 2025 | 475 |
| August 2025 | 385 |
| July 2025 | 581 |
| June 2025 | 671 |
| May 2025 | 550 |
| April 2025 | 579 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Grantham (Somerby) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 7,318 | 4,237 | 57.9% |
| 2024-25 | 5,959 | 3,461 | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 6,416 | 3,492 | 54.4% |
| 2022-23 | 5,583 | 2,909 | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 5,404 | 2,961 | 54.8% |
| 2020-21 | 1,480 | 857 | 57.9% |
| 2019-20 | 3,965 | 1,927 | 48.6% |
| 2018-19 | 4,309 | 2,128 | 49.4% |
| 2017-18 | 4,170 | 1,985 | 47.6% |
| 2016-17 | 5,055 | 2,458 | 48.6% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

There is no catchment area for the practical test — you can book at any of these instead.

-   [Melton Mowbray](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/melton-mowbray/)
    
    12 km away
    
    69.7% pass · 23.3 weeks wait
    
-   [Boston](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/boston/)
    
    18 km away
    
    50.7% pass · 4.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Northampton](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/northampton/)
    
    18 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 7.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Lincoln](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/lincoln/)
    
    21 km away
    
    52.1% pass · 17.1 weeks wait
    
-   [Loughborough](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/loughborough/)
    
    23 km away
    
    42.3% pass · 23 weeks wait
    
-   [Nottingham (Chilwell)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/nottingham-chilwell/)
    
    28 km away
    
    49.9% pass · 7.7 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Grantham (Somerby) driving test centre. Figures come from the DVSA statistical data sets [DRT122A and DRT122F](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/driving-test-and-theory-test-data-cars), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Pass rates run to March 2026 and waiting times to August 2026. This page was last updated 14 September 2026.