# Sheffield (Handsworth) Driving Test Centre Pass Rates

> Sheffield (Handsworth) driving test centre has a 44.1% pass rate and an average 6 weeks wait. Compare it with nearby DVSA centres.

Source: https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-handsworth/

# Sheffield (Handsworth) driving test centre

Yorkshire and The Humber, England · West Road, Keresforth Hill · S75 2DH

## Sheffield (Handsworth) at a glance

Pass rate

44.1%

April 2025 to March 2026

Average wait

6 weeks

August 2026

Tests a year

9,788

April 2025 to March 2026

Slots still free

22.3%

Of the 24-week booking window

## How Sheffield (Handsworth) compares

Sheffield (Handsworth) passes **44.1%** of car tests, which is **6 points below the 50.1% national average**. The typical wait between booking and testing is **6 weeks**, 6.8 weeks shorter than the national average of 12.8 weeks. It conducted **9,788** car tests in April 2025 to March 2026. In the most recent month DVSA has published, March 2026, the rate was **44.6%** — a single month, so expect it to bounce around the annual figure.

## Trends at Sheffield (Handsworth)

Pass rate

Mar 2026: **44.6%**

Monthly car practical pass rate at Sheffield (Handsworth) driving test centre, most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Pass rate |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 44.6% |
| February 2026 | 41.8% |
| January 2026 | 42.4% |
| December 2025 | 42.3% |
| November 2025 | 45.3% |
| October 2025 | 44.9% |
| September 2025 | 48.4% |
| August 2025 | 45.8% |
| July 2025 | 42% |
| June 2025 | 46.3% |
| May 2025 | 43% |
| April 2025 | 43.8% |

Waiting time

Aug 2026: **6.0w**

Average wait in weeks between booking and taking a car test at Sheffield (Handsworth), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Average wait |
| --- | --- |
| August 2026 | 6 weeks |
| July 2026 | 6 weeks |
| June 2026 | 6.4 weeks |
| May 2026 | 7.4 weeks |
| April 2026 | 9.1 weeks |
| March 2026 | 6 weeks |
| February 2026 | 7 weeks |
| January 2026 | 8 weeks |
| December 2025 | 8.4 weeks |
| November 2025 | 8.6 weeks |
| October 2025 | 10 weeks |
| September 2025 | 10.9 weeks |

Tests conducted each month

Mar 2026: **1087**

Car practical tests conducted each month at Sheffield (Handsworth), most recent 12 published months.
| Month | Tests conducted |
| --- | --- |
| March 2026 | 1,087 |
| February 2026 | 975 |
| January 2026 | 989 |
| December 2025 | 797 |
| November 2025 | 830 |
| October 2025 | 711 |
| September 2025 | 661 |
| August 2025 | 666 |
| July 2025 | 669 |
| June 2025 | 815 |
| May 2025 | 816 |
| April 2025 | 772 |

## Year by year

Car practical tests, passes and pass rate at Sheffield (Handsworth) driving test centre by DVSA financial year (April to March).
| Year | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 9,788 | 4,316 | 44.1% |
| 2024-25 | 9,283 | 4,201 | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11,722 | 5,354 | 45.7% |
| 2022-23 | 7,403 | 3,328 | 45% |
| 2021-22 | 8,936 | 3,788 | 42.4% |
| 2020-21 | 2,616 | 1,062 | 40.6% |
| 2019-20 | 7,975 | 3,208 | 40.2% |
| 2018-19 | 8,393 | 3,645 | 43.4% |
| 2017-18 | 9,158 | 3,843 | 42% |
| 2016-17 | 8,912 | 4,009 | 45% |

## Where it is

## Nearby test centres

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

-   [Barnsley](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/barnsley/)
    
    0 km away
    
    58.5% pass · 5.4 weeks wait
    
-   [Sheffield (Middlewood Road)](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/sheffield-middlewood-road/)
    
    0 km away
    
    48.7% pass · 18.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Wakefield](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/wakefield/)
    
    14 km away
    
    45.4% pass · 7.6 weeks wait
    
-   [Rotherham](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/rotherham/)
    
    17 km away
    
    53.1% pass · 9.5 weeks wait
    
-   [Pontefract](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/pontefract/)
    
    20 km away
    
    46.9% pass · 13.9 weeks wait
    
-   [Heckmondwike](https://ukdrivingtestcentres.co.uk/heckmondwike/)
    
    20 km away
    
    45.8% pass · 10.1 weeks wait
    

Everything on this page describes Sheffield (Handsworth) 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.