62.2% passed in 2025. There is no fixed pass score: the GMC sets the pass mark for each sitting.
Passed in 2025
62.2%
Passed in 2024
70.5%
Scoring
One mark per correct answer
Pass mark
Angoff method plus one SEM
Pass rates by year
Year
Sat
Passed
Pass rate
2021
10,431
7,728
74.1%
2022
14,470
10,259
70.9%
2023
21,916
15,781
72.0%
2024
21,058
14,849
70.5%
2025
13,691
8,513
62.2%
How the pass mark is set
Your score is the number of questions you answer correctly. The GMC sets the pass mark for each test with the Angoff method and adds one standard error of measurement, so the standard stays the same from sitting to sitting.
Your result shows your score, the pass mark, the average score, and your percentage in each of ten areas of clinical practice.
Try 3 questions
Question 1MLA content map: Appendicitis
A 19-year-old man has had 18 hours of abdominal pain that began around the umbilicus and has moved to the right iliac fossa. He has no appetite and vomited once. Temperature 37.9 C, pulse 98. He is tender with guarding in the right iliac fossa, and pressing the left iliac fossa causes pain on the right. Urine dipstick is negative. White cell count is 14.2 × 109/L. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Question 2MLA content map: Adrenal insufficiency (including primary and secondary)
A 42-year-old man admitted to a medical ward has 4 months of fatigue and weight loss. His palmar creases and buccal mucosa are pigmented. Blood pressure is 98/60 mmHg lying and 82/52 mmHg standing. Sodium is 129 mmol/L and potassium 5.4 mmol/L. He is not acutely unwell. Which investigation is most appropriate to confirm the diagnosis?
Question 3MLA content map: Medical ethics and law
A 70-year-old woman with moderate dementia on a surgical ward needs a decision about whether she has capacity to consent to a cholecystectomy. The ward sister asks who should assess her capacity for this decision. She has no lasting power of attorney, and her son visits daily. Who is the most appropriate person?