Driving Lessons in Northamptonshire
- £39
- average price
- 47
- driving schools
- 80
- independent instructors
- 4
- test centres
Top driving schools in Northamptonshire by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Karl's Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Northamptonshire.
Driving Solution
Highest-rated manual driving school in Northamptonshire.
Driving Solution
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Northamptonshire.
Poets Corner School of Motoring
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Northamptonshire.
Driving lessons in Northamptonshire
47 driving schools and 80 independent instructors.
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Showing 41–47 of 47 driving schools, plus every independent instructor in Northamptonshire.
Piotr Adam Kulesza
Ruhel Ahmed
Hasan Ali
Syed Ali
Stephen Allen
Mario Amalfitano
Martin Ashford
Steve Barrs
Andrew Batty
Sara Batty
Amina Begum
Diana Bonham
Philip Brian Johnson
Egidijus Budrika
Bogdan Budusan
Martin Burton
Karen Cobb
Nathan Copp
Mark David Murray
Matthew David Neild
Block booking
Best block deals in Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire?
Most learners pay £35–£40 an hour. Under £35 is a good deal, over £45 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 21 driving schools in Northamptonshire.
Intensive courses in Northamptonshire
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23 Northamptonshire schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Northamptonshire Test Centres and Pass Rates
Bedford has the longest wait at 27 weeks despite a 53.7% pass rate, while Kettering offers 7 weeks for 49.1% across the 35,719 tests taken between 2025 and 2026. Wellingborough tops the table at 60% but involves a 21 week wait, and Northampton sits in the middle with 52.1% and 8 weeks. The roads around Bedford include the one-way system through the town centre and the busy junctions on the A6, while Kettering involves residential estates and the approaches to the A14. Women passed at 62.3% in Wellingborough, 52.3% in Bedford, 51% in Northampton and 48.5% in Kettering. Automatic learners saw pass rates from 57.6% in Wellingborough down to 41% in Kettering.
Wellingborough
1,450 tests taken · 21 week waitBedford
8,854 tests taken · 27 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 |
| Bedford | 52.3% | 54.8% | 46.8% | 53.7% | 8,854 | 27 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 |