Driving Lessons in South Yorkshire
- £38
- average price
- 106
- driving schools
- 200
- independent instructors
- 9
- test centres
Top driving schools in South Yorkshire by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Effective Driving Lessons
Cheapest manual driving school in South Yorkshire.
MA Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in South Yorkshire.
MA Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in South Yorkshire.
MA Driving School
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in South Yorkshire.
Driving lessons in South Yorkshire
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AWARD Driving School
Col's Rotherham Driving School.
Syed Aal-e-imran
Muhammad Abubakar Anees
Ali Adnan
Muhammad Aftab
Maaz Ahmed
Suhur Ahmed
Hamad Ahmed
Maneem Ahmed
Suhur Ahmed
Mahmud Ahmed Mahmud
Fazia Akhtar
Nageena Akhtar Hamid
Mark Alan Greaves
David Alexander Perry
Cowan Alexander Quinn
Shakat Ali
Kessar Ali
Amjad Ali Amjad
Ahmed Ali Mohammed
Mohammed Ameen
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How much do driving lessons cost in South Yorkshire?
Most learners pay £35–£40 an hour. Under £35 is a good deal, over £45 is at the higher end.
Based on prices from 53 driving schools in South Yorkshire.
Intensive courses in South Yorkshire
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41 South Yorkshire schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
South Yorkshire Test Centres and Pass Rates
The roads around Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham throw up steep climbs, tram lines in the city centre, fast dual carriageways on the edges, and residential streets where speed bumps slow everything down. South Yorkshire's 9 centres took 74,212 tests between 2025 and 2026, and Barnsley comes out top with a 58.5% pass rate, where women passed at 59.3% and automatic learners at 56.6%, with a short 5 week wait. Sheffield (Handsworth) is the hardest at 44.1%, dropping to 39.8% for automatic, though you'll wait only 6 weeks. Chesterfield also has a 5 week wait and a strong 56.2%, while Wakefield handled 11,653 tests but recorded just 45.4% with an 8 week wait. Sheffield (Middlewood Road) has the longest wait at 19 weeks and a 48.7% pass rate.
Barnsley
7,737 tests taken · 5 week waitChesterfield
6,605 tests taken · 5 week waitWorksop
5,975 tests taken · 11 week waitDoncaster
7,334 tests taken · 17 week waitRotherham
9,134 tests taken · 10 week waitSheffield (Middlewood Road)
10,442 tests taken · 19 week waitPontefract
5,544 tests taken · 14 week waitWakefield
11,653 tests taken · 8 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 |
| Worksop | 53.1% | 57.1% | 47.9% | 55.2% | 5,975 | 11 weeks |
| Doncaster | 52.8% | 53.6% | 49.1% | 53.2% | 7,334 | 17 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 |
| Pontefract | 46.8% | 47.1% | 39.5% | 46.9% | 5,544 | 14 weeks |
| Wakefield | 44.0% | 46.6% | 40.1% | 45.4% | 11,653 | 8 weeks |
| Sheffield (Handsworth) | 40.9% | 46.7% | 39.8% | 44.1% | 9,788 | 6 weeks |