Rotherham driving test centre
Mangham Way, Off Mangham Rd, Rotherham, S61 4RL
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Key facts
- Rotherham's pass rate was 53.1% in 2025/26 from 9,134 tests, 3.1 points above the national average of 50.0%.
- That puts it 11 of 27 centres in Yorkshire and The Humber (Yorkshire and The Humber average 50.4%), a mid-table pass rates in the region, 2.7 points above it.
- The rate has been stable since 2021/22, moving between 47.8% (2022/23) and 53.1% (2025/26).
- On waiting times, learners who took a test in August 2026 had waited a median of 9.5 weeks since booking (shorter than the national median of 11.9 weeks); the first week with 10% or more of slots still free was 20.4 weeks ahead.
Rotherham's centre is on Mangham Way, on an industrial estate off Mangham Road, and it is one of the busier centres in Yorkshire. It is also one of the sites that runs motorcycle module 1, the off-road manoeuvring test, which means there is a marked manoeuvring area on site as well as the usual comings and goings.
The driving splits sharply. Nearly half the roads mapped within two and a half kilometres are 20 mph, which is the estate part of the test, and the rest includes dual carriageway on Centenary Way and a long list of A-roads around the town. Moving from one to the other cleanly is what Rotherham asks for. The pass rate has been steady for several years and sits above the national average.
Drive the Rotherham test routes before test day
5 loops from the centre, 54 km in all, with 42 roundabouts and 102 marked turns. Generated from the road network within 2.5 km of Rotherham; not DVSA’s own routes, but the same roads.
Drive it before test day
Drive all 5 loops around Rotherham from your phone before you ever sit in the car: every roundabout, every junction, in the order you will meet them.
- 5 routes · 54 km · 102 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 Fitzwilliam Road12.8 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 3 left turns and a stretch of Car Hill.12.8 km · 20 turns · 8 roundabouts
- Route 2 · via Mangham Road10.3 km loop with 8 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Rotherham Road.10.3 km · 22 turns · 8 roundabouts
- Route 3 · via Centenary Way10.9 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 8 right turns, 6 left turns and a stretch of Car Hill.10.9 km · 21 turns · 7 roundabouts
- Route 4 · via Mangham Road10.3 km loop with 12 roundabouts, 4 right turns, 2 left turns and a stretch of Greasbrough Street.10.3 km · 18 turns · 12 roundabouts
- Route 5 · via Centenary Way9.6 km loop with 7 roundabouts, 9 right turns, 5 left turns and a stretch of Car Hill.9.6 km · 21 turns · 7 roundabouts
The same access also opens the four test manoeuvres and eight roundabout scenarios: the two things a route drive cannot teach you.
The first minutes are spent on the estate roads around Mangham Road and Great Eastern Way, and then the test opens out. Centenary Way is dual carriageway and the fastest thing on the loops on this page. Joining it, choosing a lane and leaving it again by a slip is the skill it tests, and there is no time to think about it once you are on.
Roundabouts link most of the main roads. Stag Roundabout, Ickles Roundabout and Rhymer's Roundabout are the named ones nearby, along with junctions on Doncaster Road and Greasbrough Road. Five mini-roundabouts sit within two and a half kilometres of the centre, and thirty-four signalled junctions, so the type of control changes constantly and the habit of reading each one fresh matters.
Sixteen level crossings lie inside that same radius, which is a lot. This is a railway town, and the industrial lines cross the roads rather than passing under them. Approach one expecting to stop, and never move onto it until the road beyond is clear.
Car Hill, Barbot Hill Road and Greasbrough Street carry the older residential half, and they also give Rotherham its gradients. A hill start on a slope with parked cars either side is a fair bet on any route. Nearly half the roads nearby are 20 mph, so the change down from a 40 on Rotherham Road or Aldwarke Road into a 20 zone comes up more than once, and it has to happen at the sign rather than after it. Manoeuvres are usually set on the quieter streets, Scrooby Street and Firth Street among them.
Pass rate at Rotherham, 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 | 9,134 | 53.1% | 52.0% | 54.7% |
| 2024/25 | 5,817 | 51.3% | 51.5% | 51.2% |
| 2023/24 | 7,189 | 51.4% | 54.3% | 48.2% |
| 2022/23 | 6,933 | 47.8% | 50.7% | 44.3% |
| 2021/22 | 6,158 | 51.4% | 55.1% | 47.6% |
| 2020/21 | 1,514 | 50.8% | 55.6% | 45.9% |
| 2019/20 | 5,490 | 49.4% | 55.3% | 44.5% |
| 2018/19 | 5,862 | 46.2% | 51.2% | 42.1% |
Yorkshire and The Humber average 50.4% · GB 50%
Waiting time for a test at Rotherham
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 | 9.5 | 20.4 | 42 | 16.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 9.5 | 20.3 | 45 | 16.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 13.3 | 21.2 | 33 | 24.1% |
| May 2026 | 12.4 | 22.8 | 37 | 26.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 8.7 | 22.3 | 44 | 18.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 7 | 21.6 | 50 | 18.1% |
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Test day at Rotherham
Because Rotherham runs motorcycle module 1 as well as module 2, the site has an off-road manoeuvring area, and there will often be bikes on it. Keep that in mind when you pull in. It is in use, it is not overflow parking, and it is not somewhere to practise a bay park before your test. The record also lists car tests and ADI part 3.
Candidate parking is not published by DVSA for this centre. Industrial estate units of this kind usually have bays for candidates and instructors, which is typical rather than guaranteed, so arrive with a couple of minutes in hand rather than assuming a space by the door.
Nothing is published about wheelchair access or about a waiting room here. That is an absence of information rather than an absence of facilities, but if you need to know what the building is like, ring the booking line before the day rather than finding out on it.
Rotherham Central station is a little over a kilometre away, so walking in is possible, though most candidates come with an instructor. The examiner checks your licence, takes the signed declaration that the car is insured and does the eyesight check outside on the estate before you get in. Booking, moving and cancelling all go through GOV.UK.
What DVSA publishes about Rotherham
Taken from the GOV.UK test centre finder, checked 3 September 2026. Where DVSA says nothing, this site says nothing.
- Tests conducted here
- carmotorcycle module 1 (off-road)motorcycle module 2 (on-road)ADI part 3
- Wheelchair access
- Not published. Ring DVSA before the day rather than assuming.
Other tests at Rotherham
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 Rotherham
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 Rotherham.
- 1Junctions - observation
- 2Mirrors - change direction
- 3Junctions - turning right
- 4Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5Control - steering
- 6Move off - safely
Getting there
Mangham Way, Off Mangham RdRotherham S61 4RL
Directions in Google Maps · Check centre notes on GOV.UK
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Questions learners ask about Rotherham
- Is Rotherham an easy test centre?
- By the numbers, yes: 53.1% of car tests were passed there in 2025/26, against 50.0% nationally. Pass rates reflect the local roads and who takes tests there as much as the examiners, so treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
- How long is the wait for a driving test at Rotherham?
- In August 2026 the median gap between booking and sitting a test at Rotherham was 9.5 weeks, and you had to look about 20.4 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 Rotherham driving test centre?
- Rotherham test centre is at Mangham Way, Off Mangham Rd, Rotherham, S61 4RL. 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 Rotherham do a year?
- 9,134 car tests were conducted at Rotherham in 2025/26, of which 4,854 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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