Barnsley driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate

What the practice routes cover

• A roads28%
• Town and residential roads26%
• Country lanes25%
• Dual carriageways14%
• B roads7%

On a typical route you'll go through 3 roundabouts and 18 sets of traffic lights.

Roundabouts on several routes

• Alhambra Roundabout · Large roundabout17 of 27 routes
• Old Mill Roundabout · Large roundabout12 of 27 routes
• Townend Roundabout · Large roundabout12 of 27 routes
• Barnsley Road · Large roundabout7 of 27 routes
• College Square · Large roundabout5 of 27 routes
• A61 Wakefield Road · Roundabout4 of 27 routes
• Higham Common Road · Large roundabout3 of 27 routes
• Whinby Road · Roundabout3 of 27 routes

Roads the routes use most

• Pogmoor Road27 of 27 routes
• A6133 Broadway14 of 27 routes
• A61 Harborough Hill Road11 of 27 routes
• Smithies Lane9 of 27 routes
• A61 Sheffield Road8 of 27 routes
• A635 Old Mill Lane8 of 27 routes
• Summer Lane8 of 27 routes
• A61 Wakefield Road7 of 27 routes

Pass rate

From April 2025 to March 2026, 7,737 car tests were taken at Barnsley and 4,530 passed: a pass rate of 58.5%.

Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.