Test results are recorded against the test centre and Government office region where the test is taken, but it is not possible to provide a breakdown of the figures for St. Albans or Hertfordshire.
Candidates may take the test at any test centre and it is known that many candidates take the test at a location convenient to their place of employment rather than their place of residence.
There are two test centres in Hertfordshire, Watford and Stevenage, which fall within the Eastern Government region.
The figures for tests taken in centres in England and Wales are as follows:
2005 (October to December) 2006 2007 England Fail (Number) 2,107 48,757 88,837 Pass (Number) 5,086 101,137 202,936 Total tests (Number) 7,193 149,894 291,773 Pass rate (Percentage) 70.7 67.5 69.6 Wales Fail (Number) 10 565 1,370 Pass (Number) 38 1,465 3,473 Total tests (Number) 48 2,030 4,843 Pass rate (Percentage) 79.2 72.2 71.7