Free Sergeant & Inspector Exam Mock
20 timed questions in 24 minutes, the real pace, weighted across the three subject areas and scored against the pass mark for your rank: 55% for sergeants, 65% for inspectors. No sign-in, one free attempt per browser, and you can download your result as a PDF.
- 20 questions in 24 minutes: the real paper's pace of 72 seconds a question.
- Weighted across Crime, Evidence and procedure, and General police duties like the College's published breakdown for the sergeant paper.
- Scored against the 55% sergeant pass mark, with your weakest topics and what to read for each.
- Answers at the end, as in an exam: the correct answer to every question you miss, with the full explanation and source for the first three, and a PDF of your result to keep.
- No sign-in. Your answers are not sent to us.
- One free attempt per browser, for either rank. Your result stays saved here so you can come back to it.
Original practice questions, not real exam content. A 20-question score is a rough guide, not a prediction.
How to get the most from 20 questions
Sit it the way you will sit the real thing: no notes, no phone, no pausing the clock. 72 seconds a question is the real paper's pace (150 questions in 3 hours), so the 24 minutes here tell you whether your speed holds up as well as your knowledge. Flag anything you are unsure of and come back to it, as you can in the exam. You get one free attempt, so start when you have 24 quiet minutes.
The answers are shown only when you submit, the same as the real exam: the correct answer to every question you missed, the explanation and source for the first three, and your three weakest topics with a link to the page that covers each. Read those. A mock only helps if you learn from the questions you got wrong, and the explanations name the Act, section or Code paragraph so you can find it in the Blackstone's Police Manuals.
What your score does and does not tell you
It does tell you
- Which of the three areas is weakest for you right now.
- Whether you can keep to 72 seconds a question.
- Which specific points of law you got wrong, with the source.
It does not tell you
- Whether you will pass. 20 questions is a small sample and these are not real exam questions.
- How you compare with other candidates.
- Whether your knowledge matches the Manuals edition for your sitting. If this ever differs from the Manuals, go with the Manuals.
The College's pass marks are 55% for sergeants (77 of the 140 scored questions) and 65% for inspectors (91 of 140). The mix of questions here follows the College's published breakdown of recent papers. See the exam dates and our guides to the sergeant exam and the inspector exam for the full picture.
After your free attempt
This free set draws from a pool of 30 original questions. Our exam prep toolkit has 347, each with an explanation and its legal source, full 150-question timed sittings weighted like the real paper, practice by area, drilling of the questions you missed and progress tracking. It is our paid product (£69.99 for 6 months, one payment, 14-day refund) and the page has a free 6-question sample. It cannot promise a pass.
Questions
Is the free mini mock really free?
Yes. There is no sign-in and your answers are not sent to us. You get your score against the pass mark for your rank, a breakdown by subject area and topic, the correct answer to every question you missed (with the full explanation and source for the first three), and a PDF of your result to keep. Your result is kept in this browser only, so a refresh does not lose it.
Can I take it more than once?
No. It is one free attempt per browser, covering both ranks, and we say so before you start. Afterwards this page shows your saved result and what the paid toolkit adds. If you remove your saved result, the browser still remembers (with no answers kept) that its free attempt is used. If your browser blocks storage the mock still works, it just cannot remember anything. For more practice there are free questions on the sergeant and inspector questions pages, and the toolkit has a free 6-question sample.
Can I download my result?
Yes. The result screen has a button to download your result as a PDF: three A4 pages with your score, the published pass mark for your rank, your weakest topics and what to read for each, a four-week plan that fits where you are in the exam calendar, and a page on what to use next (the paid toolkit and AI Pro with prices, and the free planner, questions and guides), with every link printed in full. It is made on your device and holds no answers or personal details.
Are these real sergeant or inspector exam questions?
No. The College of Policing does not publish real questions and treats copying or sharing them as a breach. These are original practice questions written from legislation, the PACE Codes of Practice and College and CPS guidance, covering the same three subject areas as the exam.
How many questions are in the real exam?
150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours. Ten are removed after the sitting, so candidates are scored on 140. The pass mark is 55% for sergeants and 65% for inspectors.
Why 20 questions and 24 minutes?
It runs at the real paper's pace of 72 seconds a question, short enough to fit into a shift break and long enough to show you which area needs work. It is a short sample, not a full paper.
Why does the mix of questions look like that?
The 20 questions are split across Crime, Evidence and procedure, and General police duties using the toolkit's full-sitting weighting, which is scaled from the College's most recent published subject breakdown (sergeants March 2026: 60, 31 and 49 of 140 scored questions; inspectors May 2026: about 52, 29 and 55), with at least 6 per area so each area gets a fair sample. That gives 7, 6 and 7 for sergeants and 7, 6 and 7 for inspectors. Past weighting does not predict a future paper.
Where do the questions come from?
From a fixed free pool of 30 original questions (10 per subject area). Everything we show free, here and on the free questions pages, comes from that pool. The paid toolkit has all 347 (342 apply to the inspector paper) and tracks what you have seen.
What should I do with my score?
Use it to decide where to spend your next study hours, not to predict your result. The study planner turns your sitting date and weekly hours into a week-by-week plan.
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Independent guidance and original practice material, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the College of Policing or Oxford University Press. Exam structure and results figures are the College of Policing's own published data, read on 4 October 2026: check the current candidate handbook before you register or rely on a date.