Bradford (Thornbury) driving test centre: practice routes and pass rate
The Courtyard, Midpoint, Thornbury, BD3 7AY
Bradford (Thornbury) had a car driving test pass rate of 47.8% from April 2025 to March 2026 (10,831 tests), 2.3 points below the average across UK test centres (50.1%). Drive Round App has 3 practice routes around the centre; a typical route is about 12.7 km and takes around 23 minutes, mostly on A roads (37%) and country lanes (25%).
What the practice routes cover
- A roads37%
- Country lanes25%
- Town and residential roads20%
- Dual carriageways6%
- B roads6%
- Other roads5%
On a typical route you'll go through 4 roundabouts and 16 sets of traffic lights.
Roundabouts on several routes
- Dick Lane · Large roundabout3 of 3 routes
- Thornbury Barracks · Large roundabout2 of 3 routes
Roads the routes use most
- A647 Bradford Road2 of 3 routes
- A657 Carr Road2 of 3 routes
- A658 Otley Road2 of 3 routes
- Woodhall Lane2 of 3 routes
- Woodhall Road2 of 3 routes
Pass rate
From April 2025 to March 2026, 10,831 car tests were taken at Bradford (Thornbury) and 5,172 passed: a pass rate of 47.8%.
Source: DVSA, “Practical car pass rates by gender, month and DTC” (DRT122A). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Practise these routes
Open the 3 Bradford (Thornbury) routes in the app with turn-by-turn navigation, then record your drive and get an AI report on how it went.
These are practice routes built by Drive Round App around the test centre, not official test routes: DVSA doesn't publish its routes, and examiners can use any road in the area. Practise a mix of roads and junctions, not one route. Routes last updated 27 October 2026.