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Hi Lisa, I sat the same exam last Friday and passed with 74%. I was initially really disppointed with myself, however on reflection, it is a tough exam, and I think if you can pass it, you're probably well equipped to do the job in the real world, so I don't feel so bad now!
Some points to remember:
Getting one figure wrong on the exam can mean the next few questions are also wrong, where had that first figure been correct, all the following may also be correct.
Sometimes on the exam, you only have a certain amount of information to go on, in the real world with a fuller picture, things can seem more obvious.
I think being a good bookkeeper is a bit like being a good doctor, knowing absolutely everything off the top of your head isn't always realistic (or even necessary), at least until you've had lots of experience doing it, it's the ability to look up and gather what information you need to do the job that makes you competent. I'm sure if I sat the exam with some notes/books and google in front of me, I'd get 100%.
You learn a lot more when doing the job than when studying for an exam, and when you've been doing it a while, processes and procedures become internalised and second nature. Kind of like driving, you take your test, then learn to drive properly with experience and repetition.
I set up practice 19 months ago, people care that I'm qualified but nobody in that time has ever questioned what I got on an exam. I even mentioned to two of my clients that I'd passed the exam on Firday and they still didn't question my grade!
So I suppose what I'm saying is, don't feel bad about it at all (I mean...You're being ridiculous Lol!!), you've done well to get through it, and in doing so, you should feel confident enough to apply those skills in the real world now. 
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