SQE1 Exam Dates 2026 & 2027

SQE1 runs twice a year, in January and July. Each sitting has two assessment weeks: FLK1 first, then FLK2 the following week. Here are the confirmed dates.

Sitting	FLK1	FLK2	Bookings close	Results
Confirmed July 2026	FLK1 13–17 July 2026	FLK2 20–24 July 2026	~5 weeks before	~8 September 2026
TBA January 2027	FLK1 w/c 12 Jan 2027	FLK2 w/c 19 Jan 2027	TBA	TBA
TBA July 2027	FLK1 w/c 12 Jul 2027	FLK2 w/c 19 Jul 2027	TBA	TBA

Fees

Full SQE1

£1,934

FLK1 + FLK2 together

Single paper (resit)

£967

FLK1 or FLK2 separately

You can sit FLK1 and FLK2 separately if resitting one paper.

Key facts

SQE1 is a computer-based assessment sat at Pearson VUE test centres in the UK and internationally. Each FLK paper is split into two sessions of 90 questions, with 2 hours and 33 minutes per session. That's about 1.7 minutes per question.

You have three attempts at SQE1 within a six-year window starting from your first sitting.

Bookings close approximately five weeks before the assessment. Places are allocated first come, first served.

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Dates sourced from the SRA's assessment timetable. See sqe.sra.org.uk/booking/assessment-dates-locations for the latest.