CBT pass rates 2025
Between January – March 2025, a total of 4,512 applicants took the CBT and 74 percent passed both parts, across all fields of practise.
This represents the total number of CBTs delivered including resits.
April 2025 | May 2025 |
June 2025 |
Quarter total | |
Part A: Numeracy | ||||
1st Attempts |
1304 |
1249 |
1100 |
3653 |
Pass rate |
88% |
89% |
88% |
88% |
2nd Attempts |
211 |
195 |
201 |
607 |
Pass rate |
85% |
88% |
85% |
86% |
3rd Attempts |
29 |
35 |
44 |
108 |
Pass rate |
90% |
77% |
86% |
84% |
Part B: Clinical | ||||
1st Attempts |
1304 |
1249 |
1100 |
3653 |
Pass rate |
84% |
81% |
79% |
81% |
2nd Attempts |
259 |
236 |
270 |
765 |
Pass rate |
73% |
75% |
72% |
73% |
3rd Attempts |
62 |
68 |
65 |
195 |
Pass rate |
66% |
62% |
63% |
64% |
Between January – March 2025, a total of 5,261 applicants took the CBT and 76 percent passed both parts, across all fields of practise.
This represents the total number of CBTs delivered including resits.
January 2025 | February 2025 |
March 2025 |
Quarter total | |
Part A: Numeracy | ||||
1st Attempts |
1394 |
1369 |
1544 |
4307 |
Pass rate |
89% |
91% |
88% |
89% |
2nd Attempts |
203 |
175 |
213 |
591 |
Pass rate |
87% |
92% |
92% |
90% |
3rd Attempts |
27 |
35 |
38 |
100 |
Pass rate |
89% |
80% |
92% |
87% |
Part B: Clinical | ||||
1st Attempts |
1394 |
1369 |
1544 |
4307 |
Pass rate |
83% |
85% |
83% |
84% |
2nd Attempts |
290 |
255 |
299 |
844 |
Pass rate |
70% |
75% |
76% |
74% |
3rd Attempts |
60 |
79 |
83 |
222 |
Pass rate |
62% |
75% |
59% |
65% |
OSCE pass rates 2025
Between April - June 2025, a total of 4,574 candidates sat the OSCE and 80 percent achieved a pass.
The below table represents the total number of OSCEs delivered including resits, broken down across the five test centres.
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Test centre pass rates |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
Jun 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
162 |
165 |
170 |
497 |
Pass rate |
34% |
28% |
40% |
34% |
2nd attempt sitting |
97 |
109 |
117 |
323 |
Pass rate |
79% |
72% |
69% |
73% |
Overall |
292 |
295 |
318 |
905 |
Pass rate |
53% |
48% |
56% |
52% |
Northumbria University at Newcastle
Test centre pass rates |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
Jun 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
136 |
133 |
126 |
395 |
Pass rate |
44% |
56% |
52% |
50% |
2nd attempt sitting |
64 |
79 |
50 |
193 |
Pass rate |
77% |
77% |
70% |
75% |
Overall |
213 |
224 |
195 |
632 |
Pass rate |
56% |
66% |
61% |
61% |
Oxford Brookes University
Test centre pass rates |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
Jun 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
101 |
69 |
81 |
251 |
Pass rate |
30% |
22% |
28% |
27% |
2nd attempt siting |
78 |
65 |
55 |
198 |
Pass rate |
74% |
80% |
80% |
78% |
Overall |
195 |
157 |
145 |
497 |
Pass rate |
52% |
56% |
52% |
54% |
Ulster University
Test centre pass rates |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
Jun 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
239 |
210 |
169 |
618 |
Pass rate |
50% |
51% |
43% |
49% |
2nd attempt sitting |
73 |
136 |
96 |
305 |
Pass rate |
89% |
90% |
82% |
87% |
Overall |
330 |
362 |
276 |
968 |
Pass rate |
61% |
68% |
58% |
63% |
University of Northampton
Test centre pass rates |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
Jun 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
622 |
616 |
698 |
1936 |
Pass rate |
47% |
46% |
44% |
46% |
2nd attempt sitting |
321 |
348 |
379 |
1048 |
Pass rate |
88% |
85% |
83% |
85% |
Overall |
1009 |
1013 |
1151 |
3173 |
Pass rate |
62% |
61% |
59% |
61% |
Between January - March 2025, a total of 4,782 candidates sat the OSCE and 81 percent achieved a pass.
The below table represents the total number of OSCEs delivered including resits, broken down across the five test centres.
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Test centre pass rates |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
144 |
125 |
172 |
441 |
Pass rate |
40% |
28% |
42% |
37% |
2nd attempt sitting |
83 |
85 |
85 |
253 |
Pass rate |
76% |
82% |
61% |
73% |
Overall |
251 |
229 |
280 |
760 |
Pass rate |
55% |
52% |
51% |
53% |
Northumbria University at Newcastle
Test centre pass rates |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
135 |
107 |
147 |
389 |
Pass rate |
50% |
52% |
54% |
52% |
2nd attempt sitting |
72 |
59 |
46 |
177 |
Pass rate |
83% |
73% |
85% |
80% |
Overall |
217 |
183 |
209 |
609 |
Pass rate |
63% |
63% |
64% |
63% |
Oxford Brookes University
Test centre pass rates |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
70 |
113 |
125 |
308 |
Pass rate |
21% |
34% |
34% |
31% |
2nd attempt siting |
76 |
37 |
80 |
193 |
Pass rate |
71% |
78% |
83% |
77% |
Overall |
172 |
157 |
220 |
549 |
Pass rate |
53% |
46% |
54% |
52% |
Ulster University
Test centre pass rates |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
203 |
239 |
255 |
697 |
Pass rate |
54% |
50% |
56% |
53% |
2nd attempt sitting |
136 |
100 |
117 |
353 |
Pass rate |
90% |
85% |
83% |
86% |
Overall |
354 |
355 |
384 |
1093 |
Pass rate |
69% |
62% |
66% |
66% |
University of Northampton
Test centre pass rates |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Quarter Total |
1st attempt sitting |
733 |
683 |
697 |
2113 |
Pass rate |
51% |
46% |
46% |
48% |
2nd attempt sitting |
370 |
313 |
398 |
1081 |
Pass rate |
85% |
85% |
86% |
85% |
Overall |
1166 |
1060 |
1153 |
3379 |
Pass rate |
63% |
59% |
61% |
61% |