Driving Lessons in Birkenhead
You'll find 4 driving schools and 38 independent driving instructors in Birkenhead, including 10 independent female driving instructors for those who prefer learning with a female instructor. Schools average £38 per hour and achieve excellent 4.9-star ratings, with two offering automatic driving lessons and two providing female driving instructors. The nearby Wallasey test centre has a 54.3% pass rate, noticeably higher than Norris Green's 37.8% or Speke's 40.5%, so test location matters here.
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The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Phillewis Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Birkenhead.
Driving School Wirral
Highest-rated manual driving school in Birkenhead.
Driving School Wirral
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Birkenhead.
Driving School Wirral
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Birkenhead.
Driving lessons in Birkenhead
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Birkenhead Test Centres and Pass Rates
Birkenhead has good centres and very poor ones within reach. Wallasey has a pass rate of 54% and Upton 53%, both above the national pass rate of 50%. Upton also has the best automatic pass rate nearby, 48%. Norris Green has a pass rate of 38% and Speke 41%, and both rank among the lowest 5% of the 303 centres in Britain. Speke has the shortest wait at about 1½ months, while Norris Green has the longest at about 4 months. If you learn on the Wirral side, sticking with Wallasey or Upton makes a lot of sense.
Wallasey
968 tests taken · typical wait 3 monthsUpton
10,772 tests taken · typical wait 3 monthsChester
9,212 tests taken · typical wait 1½ monthsWidnes
6,846 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsSpeke (Liverpool)
8,159 tests taken · typical wait 1½ monthsNorris Green (Liverpool)
13,472 tests taken · typical wait 4 months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Wallasey | 54.3% | 59.1% | 40.1% | 968 | 3 months |
| Upton | 52.6% | 54.8% | 47.5% | 10,772 | 3 months |
| Chester | 47.3% | 49.4% | 40.1% | 9,212 | 1½ months |
| Widnes | 42.7% | 44.5% | 37.6% | 6,846 | 2 months |
| Speke (Liverpool) | 40.5% | 42.0% | 37.2% | 8,159 | 1½ months |
| Norris Green (Liverpool) | 37.8% | 39.2% | 34.9% | 13,472 | 4 months |