Driving Lessons in Shildon
Two driving schools serve Shildon, with one listing lessons at £36 per hour and both achieving a perfect 5-star rating. One school offers intensive courses for faster learners. Your driving test will be at either Durham, which has a 53.2% pass rate, or Darlington at 47.1% based on 2025-26 DVSA data.
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Driving lessons in Shildon
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Cunningham Driving School
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Kenneth Cunningham is an IAM-registered instructor with a client-centred teaching approach that gets the best out of every lesson. At £36/hour or £340 for a 10-hour block, you'll train in a modern Ford Fiesta with satnav, parking sensors, and heated seats. A one-to-one setup with flexible pick-up/drop-off, mock tests, and motorway tuition included.
Ryan Miller Driving School
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Best block deals in Shildon
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £20.
Intensive courses in Shildon
Want to pass fast?
1 Shildon schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Shildon Test Centres and Pass Rates
Durham and Darlington pull in opposite directions. Durham has a pass rate of 53%, above Britain's average pass rate of 50%, but a typical wait of about 3½ months. Darlington is below average at 47% and has a typical wait of about 1½ months. Neither is far from average, so where you learn matters more here than the gap between them.
Durham
9,451 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsDarlington
12,183 tests taken · typical wait 1½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Durham | 53.2% | 54.4% | 47.8% | 9,451 | 3½ months |
| Darlington | 47.1% | 49.9% | 40.5% | 12,183 | 1½ months |