2026

CBT pass rates 2026

January – March 2026

Between January – March 2026, a total of 2,967 applicants took the CBT and 63 percent passed both parts, across all fields of practise.

This represents the total number of CBTs delivered including resits.

**Part A: Numeracy**
	Jan-26	Feb-26	Mar-26	Qtr Total
1st Attempts	580	765	805	2150
Pass rate	78%	78%	74%	76%
2nd Attempts	185	173	246	604
Pass rate	81%	79%	79%	80%
3rd Attempts	37	52	55	144
Pass rate	78%	71%	78%	76%

**Part B: Clinical**
	Jan-26	Feb-26	Mar-26	Qtr Total
1st Attempts	580	765	805	2150
Pass rate	78%	77%	75%	77%
2nd Attempts	164	178	247	589
Pass rate	66%	59%	64%	63%
3rd Attempts	57	66	81	204
Pass rate	51%	59%	64%	59%

January - March 2026

Between January – March 2026, a total of 3,009 candidates sat the OSCE and 78 percent achieved a pass.

The below table represents the total number of OSCEs delivered including resits, broken down across the five test centres.

1st attempt, 2nd attempt and average pass rates per test centre

You can find the previous quarter stats published here

**1st attempt, 2nd attempt and average pass rates per test centre**
Test centre pass rates		Jan-26	Feb-26	Mar-26	Qtr Total
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust	1st attempt sitting	118	179	113	410
	Pass rate	43%	45%	44%	44%
	2nd attempt sitting	40	61	82	183
	Pass rate	68%	84%	74%	76%
	Overall	170	260	219	649
	Pass rate	53%	58%	60%	57%
Northumbria University at Newcastle	1st attempt sitting	<10	0	0	<10
	Pass rate	57%	-	-	57%
	2nd attempt sitting	36	22	0	58
	Pass rate	83%	41%	-	67%
	Overall	53	33	0	86
	Pass rate	77%	48%	-	66%
Oxford Brookes University	1st attempt sitting	33	49	59	141
	Pass rate	15%	24%	32%	26%
	2nd attempt sitting	24	24	38	86
	Pass rate	71%	88%	89%	84%
	Overall	69	79	102	250
	Pass rate	48%	46%	57%	51%
Ulster University	1st attempt sitting	92	101	78	271
	Pass rate	48%	54%	44%	49%
	2nd attempt sitting	55	43	51	149
	Pass rate	84%	84%	84%	84%
	Overall	156	152	138	446
	Pass rate	63%	64%	62%	63%
University of Northampton	1st attempt sitting	473	561	511	1545
	Pass rate	44%	40%	39%	41%
	2nd attempt sitting	287	242	395	924
	Pass rate	76%	79%	80%	78%
	Overall	830	857	981	2668
	Pass rate	58%	54%	59%	57%