Northampton theory test centre
West Suite, First Floor, Charles House, 61-68 Derngate, Northampton, NN1 1UE
On the day
Bring your photocard provisional licence; without it the test cannot go ahead and the fee is lost. Arrive 15 minutes early: you will be photographed, your pockets checked, and your belongings locked away. The car theory test is 50 multiple-choice questions (43 to pass) followed by 14 hazard perception clips (44 out of 75 to pass), about 80 minutes in all. The result is printed before you leave and is valid for two years.
Theory tests are booked at GOV.UK for £23. This centre is run for the DVSA by a contractor; it has no examiners and no practical tests.
Pass rate at this centre
In 2025/26 this centre took 29,016 car theory tests and 12,802 candidates passed, a rate of 44.1%. The UK average was 44.8%, so this centre sits 0.7 points below it. Men passed 42.9% of their tests here and women 45.4%.
The theory test is marked by computer from a national question bank, so a difference between centres says more about who books there than about the centre itself. Compare it with every other theory centre.
| Year | Tests | Passed | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 29,016 | 12,802 | 44.1% |
| 2024/25 | 27,373 | 11,795 | 43.1% |
| 2023/24 | 26,002 | 11,152 | 42.9% |
| 2022/23 | 26,206 | 11,268 | 43.0% |
Practical test centres near here
Once you have passed, these are the closest centres for the driving test, with their pass rates for 2025/26.
- NorthamptonNN5 7QA · 2.1 km52.1%+2.1 vs GB7.9 wkswait
- WellingboroughNN8 3RU · 14 km60.0%+10.0 vs GB21.4 wkswait
- KetteringNN15 6NL · 20 km49.1%-0.9 vs GB7.3 wkswait
- BletchleyMK3 6DH · 29 km51.5%+1.5 vs GB14.6 wkswait
- BedfordMK41 7NY · 30 km53.7%+3.7 vs GB27.1 wkswait
- RugbyCV22 7DH · 31 km51.4%+1.4 vs GB9.4 wkswait