SQE assessment dates – 2026 to 2027
SQE1
SQE1 July 2026
Assessment dates
FLK1: 13-17 July 2026
FLK2: 20-24 July 2026
How and when to book
Closed
Booking closing
28 May 2026
First day of assessment window
13 July 2026
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
13 March 2026
Results date
8 September 2026
SQE1 January 2027
Assessment dates
FLK1: 11-15 January 2027
FLK2: 18-22 January 2027
How and when to book
TBC
Booking closing
TBC
First day of assessment window
11 January 2027
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
11 September 2026
Results date
TBC
SQE1 July 2027
Assessment dates
FLK1: 12-16 July 2027
FLK2: 19-23 July 2027
How and when to book
TBC
Booking closing
TBC
First day of assessment window
12 July 2027
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
12 March 2027
Results date
TBC
SQE2
SQE2 oral assessments take place at exam venues in Birmingham, Cardiff, London, and Manchester.Please note that not all locations may be available for all sittings in an assessment window. The venues for the oral assessments are available when the booking window opens.
SQE2 written assessments take place at Pearson VUE locations in the UK and internationally.
SQE2 January 2026
Assessment dates
27 January – 6 February
Booking closing
Closed
First day of assessment window
Complete
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
Complete
Results date
21 May 2026
SQE2 April 2026
Assessment dates
Written: 28-30 April
Oral first sitting: 5-6 May
Oral second sitting: 7-8 May
Oral third sitting: 12-13 May
Oral fourth sitting: 14-15 May
Booking closing
Closed
First day of assessment window
28 April 2026
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
28 December 2025
Results date
27 August 2026
SQE2 July 2026
Assessment dates
Written: 28-30 July
Oral first sitting: 4-5 August
Oral second sitting: 6-7 August
Booking closing
Closed
First day of assessment window
28 July 2026
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
28 March 2026
Results date
17 November 2026
SQE2 October 2026
Assessment dates
Written: 27-29 October
Oral first sitting: 3-4 November
Oral second sitting: 5-6 November
Oral third sitting: 10-11 November
How and when to book
Seat reservation form sent to candidates
6 July 2026
Deadline to submit seat reservation form / accept reasonable adjustments proposal
9 July 2026
Booking closing
18 September
First day of assessment window
27 October 2026
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
27 June 2026
Results date
23 February 2027
SQE2 January 2027
Assessment dates
Oral first sitting: 26-27 January 2027
Oral second sitting: 28-29 January 2027
Written: 2-4 February 2027
How and when to book
TBC
Booking closing
TBC
First day of assessment window
26 January 2027
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
26 September 2026
Results date
TBC
SQE2 April 2027
Assessment dates
Written first sitting: 20-22 April 2027
Written second sitting: 4-6 May 2027
Oral first sitting: 26-27 April 2027
Oral second sitting: 28-29 April 2027
Oral third sitting: 11-12 May 2027
Oral fourth sitting: 13-14 May 2027
How and when to book
TBC
Booking closing
TBC
First day of assessment window
20 April 2027
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
20 December 2026
Results date
TBC
SQE2 July 2027
Assessment dates
Oral first sitting: 27-28 July 2027
Oral second sitting: 29-30 July 2027
Written: 3-5 August 2027
How and when to book
TBC
Booking closing
TBC
First day of assessment window
27 July 2027
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
27 March 2027
Results date
TBC
SQE2 October 2027
Assessment dates
Oral first sitting: 28-29 October 2027
Oral second sitting: 9-10 November 2027
Oral third sitting: 11-12 November 2027
Written: 2-4 November 2027
How and when to book
TBC
Booking closing
TBC
First day of assessment window
28 October 2027
Examinable law and practice cut off date (up to and including)
28 June 2027
Results date
TBC
Booking closing date
Booking for SQE1 and SQE2 closes approximately five weeks before the assessment sitting.
Results
SQE1 results will be published 5-6 weeks after the assessment. In most cases, results will be released while the booking window for the next SQE2 booking window is still open. A number of seats for SQE2 sittings will be made available to book after SQE1 results are released. This is to facilitate the transition from SQE1 to the next sitting of SQE2, for those candidates that want to follow this route. These may be released on the same day as SQE1 results or a few days later and will be subject to availability. We will confirm this closer to the time of the booking window.
SQE2 results will be published between 14-18 weeks after the assessment. Therefore, SQE2 resits will be at least 6 months apart.
Planning ahead
Regular pattern of SQE sitting
SQE1 sittings have a regular pattern of two SQE1 sittings per year: January and July.
SQE2 sittings have a regular pattern of four SQE2 sittings per year: January, April, July, and October.
First day of the assessment window
The first day of the assessment window is the date of the first assessment for that window. Therefore, for SQE2, it will be the date of the first oral assessment or the date of the first written assessment for that window, whichever is earliest.
Length of the SQE2 assessment window
SQE2 assessments typically take place over approximately two or three weeks.
The order of SQE2 oral and written assessments
There is no fixed order between the written and oral assessments. In any given assessment window the written assessments could be before or after the oral assessments. The written assessments could also take place in between oral sittings. The timetable is determined by various considerations, and in particular securing dates to maximise the number of spaces for candidates.
Oral assessment sittings
You are only required to attend one sitting of the oral assessment and you will be able to select which sitting when booking opens, subject to availability.
SQE time limit
You have six years in which to complete SQE1 and SQE2. The six-year period starts from the first day you sit your first SQE assessment. You have up to three attempts at SQE1 and SQE2 within this time.