Driving Lessons in Wellingborough
All 3 driving schools in Wellingborough display pricing, with lessons costing £39 to £40 per hour, and they've earned a perfect 5-star average rating. Two schools offer automatic driving lessons, one has female driving instructors available, and all three provide intensive courses. The local Wellingborough test centre has a 60% pass rate, notably higher than nearby Kettering at 49.1%.
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Top driving schools in Wellingborough by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
aDriving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Wellingborough.
Cats Eyes Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Wellingborough.
aDriving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Wellingborough.
aDriving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Wellingborough.
Driving lessons in Wellingborough
3 driving schools and 0 independent instructors.
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Cats Eyes Driving School
Run by Steve with 20+ years of driving tuition experience, this school caters to nervous pupils and those with special needs, offering disabled driving lessons and defensive driving tuition alongside standard learner training. Single lessons cost £39/hour, dropping to £38/hour for 10-lesson blocks and £37/hour for 20-lesson blocks, with pick-up and drop-off included. Minibus training and D1 licence lessons also available.
aDriving School
8 to 9 out of 10 customers pass first time, with most beginners needing just 20-30 hours of tuition. Lessons from £39/hour or £390 for a 10-hour block, plus intensive courses available for those aiming to pass within 1-2 weeks. Known for specialising in nervous and less confident learners with a client-centred teaching approach and strong local test route expertise.
Driving Point
Perfect 5.0 rating across 95 reviews, with multiple first-time passes and students praising instructor Sunny's patience and ability to build confidence. Manual lessons from £40/hour (off-peak) or £80 for two hours, automatic at £42/hour, plus block deals from £195 for 5 hours. Intensive courses available for those needing accelerated learning.
Block booking
Best block deals in Wellingborough
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £20.
Intensive courses in Wellingborough
Want to pass fast?
3 Wellingborough schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Wellingborough Test Centres and Pass Rates
Wellingborough's small network of 3 centres saw 26,865 tests between 2025 and 2026 with a 53.7% average pass rate that beats the national average. The town's own centre is exceptional at 60%, handling just 1,450 tests with a 21 week wait, but women there pass at 62.3% compared to men at 57.5%. Kettering offers the quickest access at 7 weeks and a 49.1% pass rate, with roads that include busy A-road approaches and narrower market town streets. Northampton sits in the middle at 52.1% with an 8 week wait and 13,539 tests taken, where the mix of urban roundabouts and residential areas presents moderate challenges. Automatic pass rates vary from 41% in Kettering to 57.6% in Wellingborough itself.
Wellingborough
1,450 tests taken · 21 week waitNorthampton
13,539 tests taken · 8 week waitKettering
11,876 tests taken · 7 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellingborough | 62.3% | 57.5% | 57.6% | 60.0% | 1,450 | 21 weeks |
| Northampton | 51.0% | 52.9% | 45.9% | 52.1% | 13,539 | 8 weeks |
| Kettering | 48.5% | 49.6% | 41.0% | 49.1% | 11,876 | 7 weeks |