Driving Lessons in Sheffield
Sheffield's 41 driving schools and 39 independent driving instructors provide extensive choice across South Yorkshire, with schools averaging 4.7 stars and pricing from £35 to £46 per hour. Seventeen schools offer automatic driving lessons, five have female driving instructors available, and there are seven independent female driving instructors. Five test centres serve the area with varying pass rates: Barnsley leads at 58.5%, while Sheffield Handsworth sits at 44.1%, so local knowledge of specific test routes matters considerably.
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Top driving schools in Sheffield by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
PPP Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Sheffield.
One Automatic Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in Sheffield.
One Automatic Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Sheffield.
One Automatic Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Sheffield.
Driving lessons in Sheffield
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Ali Adnan
Maneem Ahmed
Mahmud Ahmed Mahmud
Mark Alan Greaves
David Alexander Perry
Shakat Ali
Ahmed Ali Mohammed
Daniyal Asim
Saira Asim
Philip Bown
Alex Callery
Adrian Darwin
Abdoullah Faramarzi
Mohanad Haidarah
James Hashem
Labeed Hussain
Alan Jabar Shakh Mohammad
Wendy Julie Gregory
Raja Kamran Khalid
Michiele Kehase
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How much do driving lessons cost in Sheffield?
Most learners pay £35–£40 an hour. Under £35 is a good deal, over £45 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 25 driving schools in Sheffield.
Intensive courses in Sheffield
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12 Sheffield schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Sheffield Test Centres and Pass Rates
Barnsley recorded the highest pass rate across Sheffield's five centres at 58.5%, with women at 59.3% and men at 58%, and you'll only wait 5 weeks compared to 19 at Middlewood Road. Sheffield (Handsworth) also offers a 5 week wait but the pass rate is 44.1%, with women at 40.9% and men at 46.7%. The roads around Handsworth involve steep hills and tight residential streets typical of Sheffield's terrain, while Barnsley sits further out with more forgiving gradients. Rotherham came in at 53.1% and Chesterfield at 56.2%, both with reasonable waits of 10 and 5 weeks. Automatic drivers passed at 56.6% in Barnsley, the strongest automatic pass rate across all five centres, compared to 39.8% at Handsworth. Total tests across the area reached 43,706 between 2025 and 2026.
Barnsley
7,737 tests taken · 5 week waitChesterfield
6,605 tests taken · 5 week waitRotherham
9,134 tests taken · 10 week waitSheffield (Middlewood Road)
10,442 tests taken · 19 week waitSheffield (Handsworth)
9,788 tests taken · 6 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 59.3% | 58.0% | 56.6% | 58.5% | 7,737 | 5 weeks |
| Chesterfield | 56.1% | 56.3% | 48.0% | 56.2% | 6,605 | 5 weeks |
| Rotherham | 54.7% | 52.0% | 48.8% | 53.1% | 9,134 | 10 weeks |
| Sheffield (Middlewood Road) | 46.6% | 50.6% | 43.2% | 48.7% | 10,442 | 19 weeks |
| Sheffield (Handsworth) | 40.9% | 46.7% | 39.8% | 44.1% | 9,788 | 6 weeks |