Atherton (Manchester) driving test centre

Gibfield Park Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0SU · View on map

44.3% of car driving tests at Atherton (Manchester) were passes in 2025/26, below the 50.0% national average. In September 2026 learners waited a median 10 weeks between booking and taking their test.

Waiting time

10 weeks

Median from booking to test, September 2026

GB 11.6 weeks

Pass rate

44.3%

All car tests, 2025/26

National 50.0%

First-time pass rate

45.1%

First practical test, 2025/26

National 50.5%

Automatic pass rate

37.9%

Automatic cars, 2025/26

National 44.6%

Waiting time at Atherton (Manchester), last 12 months

Median weeks between booking and taking the test.

  1. 7.3Oct
  2. 7.9Nov
  3. 8.4Dec
  4. 10.4Jan
  5. 7.1Feb
  6. 6.4Mar
  7. 7.7Apr
  8. 10.6May
  9. 12.1Jun
  10. 15.3Jul
  11. 15.3Aug
  12. 10Sep

Driving instructors near Atherton (Manchester) test centre

Post a lesson request and instructors who teach around Atherton (Manchester) reply with their price.

Sort by

Booked a test at Atherton (Manchester)?

Post one free request and instructors near the test centre reply with their price and availability. You choose, you book direct.

Atherton (Manchester) test centre: common questions

44.3% of car tests at Atherton (Manchester) were passes in 2025/26 (5,779 of 13,035). That is below the 50.0% national average. Figures are DVSA's.

In September 2026 the median wait between booking and taking a car test at Atherton (Manchester) was 10 weeks, and 46.4% of tests were taken within 7 weeks of booking. Across Great Britain the median was 11.6 weeks. DVSA updates these figures monthly.

45.1% of learners taking their first practical test at Atherton (Manchester) passed in 2025/26. That is below the 50.5% national average.

37.9% of automatic car tests at Atherton (Manchester) were passes in 2025/26 (3,925 tests). That is below the 44.6% national average.

Atherton (Manchester) driving test centre is at Gibfield Park Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0SU. It runs these tests: car, motorcycle module 1 (off-road), motorcycle module 2 (on-road), lorry and bus, ADI part 2, ADI part 3.

Post a free lesson request on Servicedrome with your area, availability and budget. Instructors who teach around Atherton (Manchester) reply with their price, and you choose who to book. Lessons with an instructor who knows the test routes near the centre are the usual way to prepare. Servicedrome never charges learners.

Test centres by town around Atherton (Manchester)

Bolton · 4.5 milesWigan · 5.3 miles

Other test centres nearby

Bolton (Manchester)WarringtonChorleyBury (Manchester)

Source: DVSA driving test data by test centre — waiting times for September 2026 (DRT122F, updated monthly), pass rates for 2025/26 (DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122E). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.