Cheltenham driving test centre
Bishopsgate House, 94 All Saints Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2HQ
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Key facts
- Cheltenham's pass rate was 43.2% in 2025/26 from 5,161 tests, 6.8 points below the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 19 of 21 centres in South West (South West average 51.7%), one of the lower pass rates in the region, 8.5 points below it.
- Since 2021/22 the pass rate has fallen by 6.9 points, from 50.1% to 43.2%.
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 13.5 weeks since booking; the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 24 weeks ahead.
- 27.1% of the standard slots in the booking window were still unbooked in August 2026, which usually means a cancellation or new date is realistic here.
Thirty-eight mini-roundabouts sit within a couple of miles of the centre on All Saints Road, alongside fifty-seven sets of traffic lights. That is a dense, junction-rich town by any measure, and the results reflect it. Cheltenham is among the lower pass rates in the South West and has fallen by nearly seven points since 2021.
Pittville Circus is the landmark junction and it gives its name to two of the roads the practice loops on this page use most. Four A-roads, a B-road and a stretch of dual carriageway run through the area, along with five level crossings and forty-two schools inside the same radius. Almost three quarters of the mapped roads are 30 mph and another sixth are 40, so the pace is steady rather than slow. The loops run between about five and eight miles.
Drive the Cheltenham test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 52 km in all, with 25 roundabouts and 120 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Cheltenham; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Cheltenham from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 52 km · 120 marked turns
- Examiner-style marking on signalling and observation
- Street View tour of each route
- Every roundabout and junction, in the order you'll meet them
- The four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios, included
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- Route 1 · via Prestbury Road8.8 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 13 right turns, 7 left turns and a stretch of Pittville Circus Road.8.8 km · 27 turns · 7 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via New Barn Lane11.2 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 9 left turns and a stretch of Albert Road.11.2 km · 23 turns · 4 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Evesham Road12.1 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 7 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of London Road.12.1 km · 23 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Evesham Road8.7 km loop with 5 roundabouts, 11 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Hewlett Road.8.7 km · 22 turns · 5 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Prestbury Road10.7 km loop with 4 roundabouts, 10 right turns, 11 left turns and a stretch of Swindon Road.10.7 km · 25 turns · 4 roundabouts
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
Mini-roundabouts are the defining feature. Thirty-eight of them lie within a couple of miles of the centre, which is a very high count for a town this size, and they turn up on the residential roads as well as the main ones. They are the junction candidates most often treat as a give-way and get marked for: the rule is still give way to the right, signal for the exit you are taking, and drive round the painted circle rather than over it.
Signals do the rest. Fifty-seven sets sit inside the same radius, so on London Road, Hewlett Road and Prestbury Road you rarely get a clear run of more than a few hundred metres. Pittville Circus and Pittville Circus Road carry the busiest of the loops, and Millbrook Roundabout, Saint James' Roundabout and Manor Road are among the other named junctions. Reading the lane markings early matters more than reading the lights.
Five level crossings and forty-two schools share the area. That is an unusual combination and it means the time of your slot changes the drive noticeably. A mid-morning test and a half past three test are not the same test on these roads.
Almost three quarters of the mapped roads are 30 mph, with about a sixth at 40 and only a small share at 20, so the pattern is a steady pace broken constantly by junctions rather than long slow stretches. Manoeuvres are usually asked for on the quieter residential roads such as Oakley Road, Clarence Road and Portland Street, where kerbs are straight and parking on one side gives you something to work against.
Pass rate at Cheltenham, 2007/08 to 2025/26
Share of car tests passed each April-to-March year. Dashed line: Great Britain average for 2025/26.
Month by month, 2025/26
By year and gender
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5,161 | 43.2% | 44.6% | 41.8% |
| 2024/25 | 6,545 | 46.7% | 47.2% | 46.2% |
| 2023/24 | 7,114 | 46.3% | 48.1% | 44.2% |
| 2022/23 | 5,190 | 44.8% | 48.6% | 41.3% |
| 2021/22 | 5,400 | 50.1% | 53.6% | 46.9% |
| 2020/21 | 1,277 | 50.0% | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| 2019/20 | 5,289 | 46.9% | 50.5% | 43.8% |
| 2018/19 | 6,202 | 43.6% | 48.9% | 39.4% |
South West average 51.7% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Cheltenham
Median weeks between booking and taking the test, for tests taken each month. Dashed line: GB median for August 2026.
| Month | Median wait | Weeks to free slots | Slots offered | Still free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 13.5 | 24 | 38 | 27.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 13.5 | 24 | 34 | 28% |
| Jun 2026 | 12.3 | 24 | 35 | 26.6% |
| May 2026 | 15.1 | 24 | 33 | 35.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 13.9 | 24 | 34 | 33.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 10.3 | 24 | 41 | 24.5% |
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Test day at Cheltenham
The centre is in Bishopsgate House at 94 All Saints Road, an office building rather than a standalone unit, so the door you want is the one with the number on it. GOV.UK publishes no access line for Cheltenham beyond saying DVSA will make arrangements for candidates with a disability. If you need step-free entry or anything else specific, ring the centre before the day. It runs car tests and ADI part 3 only, so there are no motorcycle tests and no ADI part 2 here.
Neither parking nor public transport is published here, so most candidates arrive with an instructor. For an office building on a residential road the usual pattern is a drop-off at the door with the car left on a nearby street, which often means restricted bays. Leave ten minutes for that.
The examiner calls you by name, checks your licence and asks you to sign the declaration confirming the car is insured. The eyesight check is done outside on All Saints Road before you get in, and the drive starts with a move-off into live traffic. Booking, moving and cancelling all go through GOV.UK. The wait has shortened by about five weeks over the past year, so a nearer date is more gettable than it was.
What DVSA publishes about Cheltenham
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- Not published. DVSA says it will make arrangements for candidates with a disability, which is not the same as step-free access. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Other tests at Cheltenham
This centre is not car only. DVSA publishes results for these categories separately, and they are taken by different candidates on different vehicles, so the rates are not comparable with the car figure above.
Learner reports from Cheltenham
No reports yet for this centre. If you tested here, the first one is yours to write.
What examiners mark most often
DVSA does not publish faults by centre, but it does publish them nationally. These collected the most marks across every car test in Great Britain in 2025/26, and they are the same ones you will be marked on at Cheltenham.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Bishopsgate House, 94 All Saints RoadCheltenham GL52 2HQ
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Cheltenham
- Is Cheltenham an easy test centre?
- Its 43.2% pass rate in 2025/26 is below the 50.0% national average. Busy urban roads and complex junctions usually explain lower rates; knowing the local routes closes most of that gap.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Cheltenham?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Cheltenham was 13.5 weeks, and you had to look about 24 weeks ahead to find a week with at least 10% of slots free. DVSA publishes this monthly; the figure above updates when they do.
- Where is Cheltenham driving test centre?
- Cheltenham test centre is at Bishopsgate House, 94 All Saints Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2HQ. Arrive at least 10 minutes early with your provisional licence; parking rules vary by centre, so check the learner reports below.
- How many driving tests does Cheltenham do a year?
- 5,161 car tests were conducted at Cheltenham in 2025/26, of which 2,231 were passed.
Source: DVSA tables DRT122A (pass rates by centre and month) and DRT122F (waiting times and availability), Open Government Licence v3.0. PassRank adds the comparisons and rankings.
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