Driving Lessons in Chester Le Street
Five driving schools serve Chester-le-Street with an excellent 4.7-star average rating, charging between £35 and £38 per hour where pricing is available. Three schools offer automatic driving lessons, and 2 offer female driving instructors. No independent driving instructors are currently listed for the area. Nearby test centres vary significantly, with Durham (53.2% pass rate) and Sunderland (51.1%) offering better prospects than Gateshead's challenging 37.5%.
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Top driving schools in Chester Le Street by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Durham Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Chester Le Street.
Pass N Go
Highest-rated manual driving school in Chester Le Street.
Pass N Go
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Chester Le Street.
Easypass Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Chester Le Street.
Driving lessons in Chester Le Street
5 driving schools and 0 independent instructors.
Showing 1–5 of 5 driving schools.
Chester le Street Driver Training
£38/hour or £370 for a 10-hour block with a £10 saving. Grade A instructor with a background in the Royal Navy and policing, Tony combines safety-conscious teaching with a caring approach that keeps learners calm and confident. 5-star rated by all previous students, he offers a personal touch as a local school where you'll work with the same instructor throughout your course.
Durham Driving School
Experienced instructors with a high pass rate deliver personalised tuition tailored to each learner's needs. £35/hour for 2-hour lessons, or save with block deals starting at £350 for 10 hours. Flexible scheduling around work and college, plus a free app to track progress and manage bookings.
Easypass Driving School
Standard 2-hour lessons at £37 per hour, with block deals from £360 for 10 hours up to £1,400 for 40 hours. One-week intensive courses start from £1,090, making this a solid option for learners wanting flexibility in how they structure their training. Recent first-time passes highlight consistent results across their instructor team.
U Drive School of Motoring
Intensive driving courses ranging from 20 to 40 hours, priced from £900 for 20 hours up to £1,800 for 40 hours. One-to-one instruction with male or female instructors in both manual and automatic cars, designed to help learners pass their test quickly. Block booking deals and gift vouchers available.
Pass N Go
A network of top-rated local instructors offering manual and automatic lessons through a postcode-based finder system. Recent passes showcase consistent results across multiple instructors, with learners leaving five-star reviews. Book online or call to access local deals and course packages tailored to your area.
Block booking
Best block deals in Chester Le Street
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £10.
Intensive courses in Chester Le Street
Want to pass fast?
2 Chester Le Street schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Chester Le Street Test Centres and Pass Rates
Durham has the highest pass rate at 53.2%, with men at 53.7% and women at 52.6%, but you'll wait 16 weeks. Gateshead sits at 37.5%, the lowest across the Chester-le-Street area, with a much shorter 7 week wait. The roads around Gateshead include the A1 Western Bypass approaches, the Tyne Bridge approaches with steep gradients, and tight residential streets where meeting traffic on hills tests clutch control. Between 2025 and 2026, 39,930 tests were taken across the 4 centres. Sunderland achieved 51.1% with a 9 week wait, and automatic learners passed at rates from 32.7% in Gateshead to 47.8% in Durham.
Durham
9,451 tests taken · 16 week waitSunderland
10,436 tests taken · 9 week waitGosforth
10,531 tests taken · 16 week waitGateshead
9,512 tests taken · 7 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 52.6% | 53.7% | 47.8% | 53.2% | 9,451 | 16 weeks |
| Sunderland | 51.1% | 51.2% | 42.7% | 51.1% | 10,436 | 9 weeks |
| Gosforth | 46.7% | 49.8% | 44.3% | 48.4% | 10,531 | 16 weeks |
| Gateshead | 37.9% | 37.2% | 32.7% | 37.5% | 9,512 | 7 weeks |