1903 candidates sat CSA examinations between 5 February and 12 March 2011, 1729 (90.9%) of whom were first time applicants. 1431 candidates in all were successful resulting in an overall pass rate of 75.2%. The pass rate for first time applicants was 79.8%. 66 candidates were making a fourth attempt or more at the examination and of these just 16 were successful.
The mean score for the entire cohort was 82.3 out of 117, with the best candidate obtaining 114 marks. Four candidates on this occasion scored just 41 marks.
Caution: it is in the nature of the training cycle that cohorts of candidates differ considerably. These results should not be used to draw any conclusions about the likely pass rate for other cohorts. The next MRCGP annual report will give a more accurate picture of the pass rate for the whole year.