Driving Lessons in Northampton
Northampton has 26 driving schools and 40 independent driving instructors, with 16 schools offering automatic driving lessons and 5 providing female driving instructors. There are also 6 independent female driving instructors in the area. The schools average an excellent 4.8-star rating, with pricing from £30 to £42 per hour (averaging £38) where listed, and 14 offer intensive courses. The main Northampton test centre has a 52.1% pass rate, though Wellingborough offers better odds at 60%, while Kettering is slightly tougher at 49.1%.
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- average price
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- driving schools
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Top driving schools in Northampton by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Poets Corner School of Motoring
Cheapest manual driving school in Northampton.
Driving Solution
Highest-rated manual driving school in Northampton.
Driving Solution
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Northampton.
Driving Solution
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Northampton.
Driving lessons in Northampton
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Drive Like A Boss
Manual and automatic
Rebranded from Duke & Duchess driving school, this team emphasises a supportive learning environment where mistakes build confidence rather than undermine it. Semi-intensive courses run 4-12 weeks with flexible 3-8 hour weekly options, while weekly lessons come as 90-minute or 2-hour slots. Learners praise instructors like Carl and Jaz for first-attempt passes with zero minors, and motorway lessons are available to boost confidence on faster roads.
Habiba Driving School
Manual
Raaz Driving School ( Automatic )
Manual
RMZ Driving School Automatic
Manual
DRIVING iS COOL
Manual
A Roads Driving School
Manual
Piotr Adam Kulesza
Ruhel Ahmed
Syed Ali
Hasan Ali
Mario Amalfitano
Steve Barrs
Andrew Batty
Philip Brian Johnson
Bogdan Budusan
Block booking
Best block deals in Northampton
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £31.
How much do driving lessons cost in Northampton?
Most learners pay £35–£40 an hour. Under £35 is a good deal, over £45 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 13 driving schools in Northampton.
Intensive courses in Northampton
Want to pass fast?
14 Northampton schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Northampton Test Centres and Pass Rates
Wellingborough is the standout near Northampton. It has a pass rate of 60% and an automatic pass rate of 58%, well above the national pass rate of 50% and the national automatic pass rate of 45%. Kettering is the lowest nearby at 49%, but that's still about average, and its typical wait of about a month beats Wellingborough's 4 months. Which matters more depends on where you've been learning, since Wellingborough's strong rate partly reflects its own roads.
Wellingborough
1,450 tests taken · typical wait 4 monthsNorthampton
13,539 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsKettering
11,876 tests taken · typical wait 1 month| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Wellingborough | 60.0% | 62.0% | 57.6% | 1,450 | 4 months |
| Northampton | 52.1% | 55.9% | 45.9% | 13,539 | 2 months |
| Kettering | 49.1% | 52.0% | 41.0% | 11,876 | 1 month |