Driving Lessons in Woolwich

Woolwich offers 5 driving schools and 39 independent driving instructors, with schools averaging an excellent 4.7-star rating. Lesson prices range from £35 to £41 per hour where listed. Automatic driving lessons are available at 4 schools, 3 schools offer intensive courses, and one school has female driving instructors. There are 7 independent female driving instructors in the area. Pass rates at nearby test centres vary considerably, from Erith's 51.6% down to Barking's challenging 36.3%.

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Driving lessons in Woolwich

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1stime Pass Driving School

1stime Pass Driving School

Automatic

5
From £41/hr10hrs for £400Save £10

Specialises in nervous and anxious drivers, with an instructor who observes 80% of his pupils on test to stay current with examiner standards and local routes. £41/hour for single lessons or £400 for a 10-hour block, with full 2-hour lessons included and no evening or weekend surcharges. Mock tests, motorway training, and Pass Plus courses also available.

EveningsWeekendsIntensiveTest car available
21 Villacourt Rd, London SE18 2ARView school
Greenlight School of Motoring

Greenlight School of Motoring

Automatic

4.8
From £40/hr10hrs for £380Save £20

Grade A instructor with over 30 years of experience teaching in a Vauxhall Corsa electric car. £40/hour or £380 for a 10-hour block, with a 6-hour package at £230 and a day-of-test package at £120. Free access to Theory Test Pro and the TotalDrive app for managing bookings and tracking progress.

Test car available
38 Sunningdale Cl, London SE28 8QRView school
Ultimate Driving School

Ultimate Driving School

Automatic

4
From £35/hr10hrs for £350

Established in 2006, this independent school specialises in automatic driving lessons for beginners, nervous, anxious and mature learners in a friendly, one-to-one setting. Lessons are £35/hour or £175 for a 5-hour block with free pickup, plus a 10-hour intensive package at £350 with daily 1-hour sessions.

EveningsWeekendsIntensive
West Thamesmead, 24 Bluebird Way, London SE28 0HUView school
Exel Driving School

Exel Driving School

Manual and automatic

5
Block bookings available

Multiple first-time pass reviews highlight the quality of instruction here, with students praising patience and communication skills. Intensive courses range from 5 to 45 hours (£410–£2,210 for manual, £460–£2,210 for automatic), designed for every experience level from complete beginners to test-ready learners. Female instructors and both manual and automatic cars available.

IntensiveFemale Instructors
Ampleforth Rd, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9BQView school
1st Time School of Motoring

1st Time School of Motoring

Manual

4.8
264A Plumstead High St, London SE18 1JNView school

Chris Dsilva

Manual

Bamikole James Tominiyi

Automatic

Opeyemi Adebiyi

Arbent Ademi

Haider Ali Haider

Vernon Anthony Fearon

Carlos Armando Da Fonseca Neves Ferreira

Gopal Bahadur Rana

Annastasia Baker

Female ADI

Megan Cameron

Female ADI

John Christopher Fay

Romario Cole

Nicholas Fayenuwo

Jessica Ferraer

Female ADI

Mark Fitzsimons

Block booking

Best block deals in Woolwich

Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £20.

  1. Greenlight School of Motoring

    £38010 hrs

    £38/hr£40/hr

    Save £20

  2. 1stime Pass Driving School

    £40010 hrs

    £40/hr£41/hr

    Save £10

  3. Ultimate Driving School

    £35010 hrs

    £35/hr

    Block rate

Intensive courses in Woolwich

Want to pass fast?

3 Woolwich schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.

Woolwich Test Centres and Pass Rates

Erith offers the best chance with a 51.6% pass rate from 5,809 tests between 2025 and 2026, women and men both passing at around 51-52%, while Barking Tanner Street sits lowest at 36.3% from 5,543 tests. The roads around Erith include the A206 with sudden roundabouts and industrial estate approaches, while Barking involves dense residential streets with constant parked cars and the challenging A13 corridor nearby. Goodmayes recorded 43.7% from 21,374 tests, the highest volume across all four centres. Automatic learners passed at 50.4% in Erith but only 33.4% in Barking. Erith's wait is just 7 weeks compared to Barking's 16 weeks and Goodmayes' 21 weeks.

52%

Erith (London)

5,809 tests taken · 7 week wait
Women51.1%
Men52.0%
Automatic50.4%
41%

Belvedere (London)

4,245 tests taken · 9 week wait
Women36.1%
Men43.2%
Automatic38.3%
36%

Barking (Tanner Street)

5,543 tests taken · 16 week wait
Women34.3%
Men37.5%
Automatic33.4%

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