SQE Pass Rates 2026: Every Provider, Every Sitting
Official SRA data + provider-reported statistics. Updated quarterly. No spin.
↑ Up 2pp from 76% in Jul 2025
Historical Pass Rate Trend
All sittings since July 2023
Source: SRA official statistics. SQE1 runs in January and July only; SQE2 runs January, April, July, and October.
SQE1 Component Breakdown
SQE1 consists of two Functioning Legal Knowledge papers (FLK1 and FLK2). Both must be passed. FLK1 and FLK2 pass rates are individual paper rates - the overall SQE1 pass rate of 53% (Jan 2026) requires passing both.
If you pass FLK1 but fail FLK2 (or vice versa), you only need to resit the failed paper. Partial passes carry over between sittings.
Provider Pass Rate Comparison
Self-reported - see disclaimer below
Self-Reported Data - No Official Source Exists
These figures are self-reported by providers. The SRA promised to publish official provider-level pass rates by late 2023 - it has still not done so, and received a red rating from the Legal Services Board for the failure. A compulsory survey was introduced in March 2026 to fix the data collection; official figures are expected later in 2026. Until then, providers calculate pass rates using their own methodology (e.g. counting only students who completed 90%+ of course materials), making cross-provider comparison unreliable. Full story →
Provider-Level Data
Providers with no published pass rate data:
Most providers do not publish pass rate data. The SRA has promised official provider-level data since 2023 but has not yet delivered it - receiving a red rating from the Legal Services Board for the delay. A compulsory survey introduced in March 2026 will generate clean data; publication is expected later in 2026. Why the SRA hasn't published it →
Full Historical Data
Click column headers to sort. Source: SRA official statistics.
| Sitting↑ | Exam↕ | Pass Rate↕ | FLK1↕ | FLK2↕ | Candidates↕ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2023 | SQE1 | 53% | 66% | 58% | 5,000 | SRA Official |
| Jul 2023 | SQE2 | 79% | - | - | 2,200 | SRA Official |
| Jan 2024 | SQE1 | 56% | 63% | 61% | 4,000 | SRA Official |
| Jan 2024 | SQE2 | 73% | - | - | 1,200 | SRA Official |
| Apr 2024 | SQE2 | 79% | - | - | 2,500 | SRA Official |
| Jul 2024 | SQE1 | 44% | 55% | 50% | 5,500 | SRA Official |
| Jul 2024 | SQE2 | 74% | - | - | 2,000 | SRA Official |
| Oct 2024 | SQE2 | 81% | - | - | 1,800 | SRA Official |
| Jan 2025 | SQE1 | 56% | 64% | 61% | 4,200 | SRA Official |
| Jan 2025 | SQE2 | 75% | - | - | 940 | SRA Official |
| Apr 2025 | SQE2 | 82% | - | - | 2,753 | SRA Official |
| Jul 2025 | SQE1 | 41% | 51% | 48% | 5,851 | SRA Official |
| Jul 2025 | SQE2 | 76% | - | - | 959 | SRA Official |
| Oct 2025 | SQE2 | 78% | - | - | 1,342 | SRA Official |
| Jan 2026 | SQE1 | 53% | 62% | 57% | 7,863 | SRA Official |
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