What is the SQE1 pass mark?
Each FLK is scored from 0 to 500, and the pass mark is 300. It has been 300 for every sitting since January 2024.
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Your SQE1 score against the 300 pass mark
Enter your scaled score. You see how far it is from 300 and where it sits in the SRA's published results for any sitting since January 2024.
The pass mark is 300 out of 500
It has been 300 for every sitting since January 2024. Enter your scaled score to place it.
January 2026 FLK1: how candidates scored
Bars are the SRA's published bands of 10 marks. The dashed box is the band after 191 to 200: its published label reads "201-200", so it is not plotted.
8,287candidates
62%passed
65%passed at a first attempt
Every scaled-score sitting
| Sitting | FLK | Candidates | Passed | First attempt passed | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | FLK1 | 6,204 | 63% | 66% | 318 | 310 |
| January 2024 | FLK2 | 6,476 | 61% | 63% | 313 | 305.3 |
| July 2024 | FLK1 | 5,332 | 55% | 57% | 305 | 295.7 |
| July 2024 | FLK2 | 5,519 | 50% | 52% | 300 | 287.2 |
| January 2025 | FLK1 | 7,071 | 64% | 66% | 320 | 312.5 |
| January 2025 | FLK2 | 7,287 | 61% | 64% | 317.5 | 309.3 |
| July 2025 | FLK1 | 6,265 | 51% | 54% | 300 | 291.3 |
| July 2025 | FLK2 | 6,482 | 48% | 50% | 294 | 287.3 |
| January 2026 | FLK1 | 8,287 | 62% | 65% | 319 | 311.2 |
| January 2026 | FLK2 | 8,501 | 57% | 61% | 312 | 304.3 |
| July 2026 | FLK1 | 6,688 | 50% | 54% | 300 | 291 |
| July 2026 | FLK2 | 7,105 | 50% | 52% | 297 | 289.2 |
Before January 2024 the SRA reported percentage marks, so those pass marks are not comparable with 300: November 2021 FLK1 57%, November 2021 FLK2 56%, July 2022 FLK1 56%, July 2022 FLK2 55%, January 2023 FLK1 57%, January 2023 FLK2 56%, July 2023 FLK1 53%, July 2023 FLK2 52%.
Questions candidates ask
Is 300 out of 500 the same as 60%?
The SRA publishes no conversion from the share of questions right to the 0 to 500 score. Papers are equated, so 300 is not "60% right".
What does the quintile on my result mean?
It places you in a fifth of that sitting's candidates, from 1 (top fifth) to 5 (bottom fifth). It is your position in the group, not a chance of passing.
How many candidates passed in July 2026?
FLK1: 50% of 6,679 graded candidates, median score 300; FLK2: 50% of 7,057 graded candidates, median score 297. Of the 6,260 who sat both, 42% passed SQE1 (47% at a first attempt).
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