Driving Lessons in Kent

From £23/hr·Average £39/hr

Kent's Top Picks

Best Value

1st Class Driving Tuition - Driving Lessons Canterbury

Cheapest manual driving school in Kent.

5.0(10 reviews)
£23/hr
Top Rated
Female Instructors

Kent Intensive Driving School

The highest-rated manual driving school in Kent, and the top-rated with female instructors.

4.7(287 reviews)
£40/hr
Best Automatic

Kent Intensive Driving School

Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Kent.

4.7(287 reviews)
£40/hr

Driving Schools in Kent

464 schools

Eddie's Driving School

Eddie's Driving School

42 Lower Rd, Faversham ME13 7NG
Phil's Automatic & Manual Driving School

Phil's Automatic & Manual Driving School

31 Park Ave, Deal CT14 9AW
Rayan Driving school (automatic & manual)

Rayan Driving school (automatic & manual)

5.0(41)
1 Mermerus Gardens, Gravesend DA12 4NB
Benson School of Motoring

Benson School of Motoring

1.0(1)

Operating since 1988 with an extremely high pass rate, Benson offers door-to-door pickup and a comprehensive range of services including disability-adapted...

IntensiveFemale Instructors
19 Church Grn, Staplehurst, Tonbridge TN12 0BG
Safe2Pass

Safe2Pass

5.0(33)
Manual
212 Thong Ln, Gravesend DA12 4LF
AKR School of Motoring

AKR School of Motoring

From £40/hr
5.0(1)

Single-instructor school run by Kayleigh Reeves, who passed her test first time with an examiner's commendation on her teaching ability. Lessons are £40/hour...

ManualFemale Instructors
Pannell Dr, Hawkinge, Folkestone CT18 7QZ
InTuition Driving School

InTuition Driving School

5.0(4)
2 Sandhurst Park, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3SZ

John Harvey Driving School

From £37/hr·10hrs for £350Save 5%
5.0(48)

Established over 20 years ago with an in-house Instructor Training Academy, all instructors complete a rigorous 60-hour training programme before teaching...

ManualAutomaticEvenings & Weekends
36 Cavendish Rd, Herne Bay CT6 5BB
Martin Kemp School of Motoring

Martin Kemp School of Motoring

5.0(3)
12 Rancorn Rd, Westbrook, Margate CT9 5DQ
KJ's School Of Motoring

KJ's School Of Motoring

From £40/hr·10hrs for £390Save 3%
5.0(66)

£40/hour or £390 for a 10-hour block, with a 2-hour lesson option at £80. A-graded instructor with nearly 30 years of driving experience and an impressive...

ManualAutomaticIntensive
9 Tyron Way, Sidcup DA14 6AY
J Driving School

J Driving School

Kennedy Gardens, Sevenoaks TN13 3UG
Drive 4 Life Academy Driving School

Drive 4 Life Academy Driving School

From £32/hr·10hrs for £310Save 3%
5.0(32)

Competitive pricing with flexible lesson lengths: £32–£35/hour for manual and automatic lessons, or block deals from £160 (5 hours) to £1,360 (40 hours). Male...

ManualAutomaticIntensiveFemale Instructors
140 Skinner St, Gillingham ME7 1JZ
PH Driving

PH Driving

Block bookings available
4.6(9)

Patient instructor known for a calm, supportive approach to manual lessons. Block booking discounts available, plus motorway tuition to build confidence on...

Manual
55 Priest Ave, Canterbury CT2 8PL
Pass 1st

Pass 1st

From £40/hr·Block bookings available
5.0(6)

With 8,762 passes and a team of 25+ instructors, Pass 1st specializes in nervous drivers and learners with hearing, physical, or learning difficulties,...

ManualAutomaticIntensive
Valley house, Hawkinge, Folkestone CT18 7EH
Driving your success

Driving your success

5.0(1)
2 Old School Row, St Lawrence, Ramsgate CT11 0EW
Diane's Driving School

Diane's Driving School

5.0(4)
28 Red Tree Orchard, Ashford TN23 5PZ
Driving Ambition

Driving Ambition

From £38/hr·10hrs for £352Save 7%
4.9(34)·86% pass rate

£38/hour or 10 hours for £352, with an 86% pass rate for 2025, nearly double the GB average of 48.1%. Pupil-centred learning lets you choose which topics to...

ManualAutomaticIntensiveTest car available
6 Muscovy Way, Herne Bay CT6 5RR
i-Learner Driving School

i-Learner Driving School

From £45/hr·10hrs for £425Save 6%
5.0

Intensive course specialists offering flexible packages from 5 to 40 hours, with every course including a pre-test warm-up lesson and test car use. Single...

ManualIntensiveTest car available
134 Norfolk Cres, Sidcup DA15 8HY
Surepass Ltd

Surepass Ltd

1.0(1)
26 Rowan Tree Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5PY
Let's Roll Driving School

Let's Roll Driving School

5.0(40)
41 Winifred Rd, Erith DA8 1AJ

Block Booking Deals in Kent

130 schools offer block deals — book in bulk and save.

Best deal — save 17%

Topclass Driving School

10hrs for £300

£30.00/hr

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Topclass Driving School

10hrs for £300

£30.00/hr

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Topclass Driving School

10hrs for £300

£30.00/hr

Save 13%

Right Turn Driving School

10hrs for £270

£27.00/hr

Save 9%

1st Class Driving Tuition - Driving Lessons Canterbury

10hrs for £210

£21.00/hr

Save 8%

Tech drive

10hrs for £230

£23.00/hr

Intensive Courses in Kent

Pass in 1–2 weeks

From£35/hr
106 schools4.7best rated

Kent Test Centres and Pass Rates

Based on the latest DVSA data, 2024–25 | 8 nearby test centres

Women achieved pass rates ranging from 43.2% to 50.8% across the Isleworth area's 13 centres, which collectively handled 131,484 tests between 2024 and 2025. Tolworth topped the rankings at 53.3% overall, while Greenford (Horsenden Lane) proved toughest at 40.5%. Men generally performed 2-4 percentage points better, reaching up to 55.6% in Tolworth. These west and southwest London centres cover everything from the suburban calm of Tolworth to the industrial complexity of Greenford, where the A40 Western Avenue creates particularly demanding driving conditions.

59%

Sidcup (London)

12,809 tests taken
Women58.1%
Men59.7%
Automatic56.0%
59%

Tunbridge Wells

4,887 tests taken
Women58.2%
Men59.4%
Automatic59.2%
58%

Maidstone

6,330 tests taken
Women55.4%
Men60.2%
Automatic51.8%
57%

Gillingham

14,761 tests taken
Women57.3%
Men57.0%
Automatic54.1%
54%

Sevenoaks

6,386 tests taken
Women53.4%
Men53.7%
Automatic47.0%
52%

Ashford (Kent)

3,504 tests taken
Women51.8%
Men52.3%
Automatic49.8%
49%

Tilbury

4,185 tests taken
Women47.9%
Men50.1%
Automatic44.4%
49%

Mitcham (London)

13,825 tests taken
Women47.1%
Men50.3%
Automatic47.8%

Areas in Kent