Driving Lessons in Lichfield
All 4 driving schools in Lichfield hold perfect 5-star ratings, with 2 offering automatic driving lessons, 1 having female driving instructors, and 2 providing intensive courses. The local Lichfield test centre has a solid 53% pass rate, considerably better than nearby Wednesbury (35%) and Featherstone (36.4%).
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Top driving schools in Lichfield by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Driving lessons in Lichfield
4 driving schools and 0 independent instructors.
Showing 1–4 of 4 driving schools.
1st Choice Driving Academy
Run by Steve, an instructor with consistently strong testimonials including multiple first-time passes and learners overcoming previous driving anxiety. Competitive pricing on both manual and automatic lessons, with intensive courses available for those wanting to learn quickly.
1st Call Automatics
Grade 6 instructor with 35 years of training expertise, specialising in automatic driving lessons with a consistently high pass rate. Flexible scheduling around your life with weekend and evening availability, plus bulk booking discounts and Pass Plus courses on offer.
Excel Driving Academy
Retired police officer with 25 years of service bringing real-world road experience to every lesson. Helen combines professional instruction with modern teaching techniques tailored to your learning style, focusing on building both test-passing skills and lifelong safe driving confidence.
Intensive courses in Lichfield
Want to pass fast?
2 Lichfield schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Lichfield Test Centres and Pass Rates
Lichfield itself has a pass rate of 53%, but the 4 centres serving the area saw widely different results across 42,778 tests taken between 2025 and 2026. Wednesbury recorded just 35%, with women at 32.2%, men at 37.9%, and automatic drivers at 30.2%, while Featherstone wasn't much better at 36.4%. The roads around Wednesbury include tight terraced streets, fast-moving sections of the A461 and A4041, and complicated junctions near the M6 toll and Black Country routes where traffic merges from multiple directions. Birmingham (Kingstanding) reached 48.5% with a 23 week wait, while Lichfield's 20 week wait might be worth it given the quieter roads around the cathedral city, including wider residential streets and less congested approaches than the West Midlands centres.
Lichfield
5,944 tests taken · 20 week waitBirmingham (Kingstanding)
16,133 tests taken · 23 week waitFeatherstone
13,193 tests taken · 12 week waitWednesbury
7,508 tests taken · 10 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
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| Lichfield | 51.6% | 54.4% | 46.0% | 53.0% | 5,944 | 20 weeks |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 45.5% | 51.7% | 45.3% | 48.5% | 16,133 | 23 weeks |
| Featherstone | 34.3% | 38.2% | 35.3% | 36.4% | 13,193 | 12 weeks |
| Wednesbury | 32.2% | 37.9% | 30.2% | 35.0% | 7,508 | 10 weeks |