Driving Lessons in Esher
Esher's 6 driving schools maintain an excellent 4.9-star average rating, with hourly rates from £37 to £47 among those listing prices. Three schools offer automatic driving lessons, one has female driving instructors available, and two provide intensive courses. The nearest test centre at Tolworth performs strongly with a 53.3% pass rate, while other accessible centres including Isleworth and Chertsey both achieve 51.8% based on 2024-25 DVSA data.
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Driving schools and instructors in Esher
Make The Grade Driving School
An 83% first-time pass rate in 2019, nearly double the national average, backed by strong testimonials including a Chelsea FC youth player. £47/hour or £450 for a 10-hour block, with motorway lessons at £50/hour and refresher lessons at £48/hour. Local instructors cover pick-up and drop-off across the area, and every pupil receives a mock test before their practical.
Roundabout Driving
Registered with the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation to teach disabled drivers and deaf students, with proven expertise in international drivers from the USA. £45/hour or £440 for a 10-hour block, plus Pass Plus courses at £150 for three double sessions covering motorway, city, and rural driving. Test day car hire available for £100, and free access to theory test training materials included.
Advantage School of Driving
Well-established independent school with seasoned instructors and an excellent first-time pass rate, backed by a track record of local test centre expertise across five major centres. Introductory offer of £89 for the first 4 hours, then £37/hour or £340 for a 10-hour block; test car hire costs £69 including a one-hour pre-test lesson. Unusually lenient cancellation policy: just £10 if you cancel with less than one hour's notice, compared to full-lesson charges elsewhere.
AAA STAR Driving School
£40 per hour with a 90%+ first-time pass rate backed by 7+ years of instructor experience. Ganesh passed his test on the first attempt and earned praise for being one of the safest drivers his assessor had seen; he now runs this family business with intensive courses ranging from 12 to 36 hours (£480–£1,440) plus Pass Plus and motorway lessons available.
Easy Driver
Known for building confidence in nervous learners with a calm, patient approach that's earned five-star reviews. Six-lesson block courses are tailored to your learning style, with door-to-door pickup and drop-off included. Manual lessons available weekdays and Saturday mornings.
Cols Driving School
A single-instructor school offering referral rewards: bring a friend for a 10-hour block booking and you get one hour free. Block booking discounts are available, and Pass Plus courses are offered alongside standard lessons.
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Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £30.
Intensive courses in Esher
Want to pass fast?
2 Esher schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Esher Test Centres and Pass Rates
Tolworth leads with 53.3% overall success while Yeading trails at 46.9%, with the seven centres processing 72,851 tests between 2024 and 2025. Southwest London's leafy suburbs offer some respite from urban driving, though the A3 Kingston bypass and M25 approaches still create demanding conditions. Women achieved their best results at Chertsey (50.4%) and worst at Yeading (44.2%), while men ranged from 48% at Yeading to 55.6% at Tolworth. Automatic pass rates stayed remarkably consistent around 44-51% across all centres, suggesting the area's mix of residential streets and faster approach roads provides relatively balanced conditions for both transmission types.
Tolworth (London)
9,241 tests takenIsleworth (Fleming Way)
12,106 tests takenGuildford
5,032 tests takenChertsey (London)
8,669 tests takenMorden (London)
16,260 tests takenYeading (London)
6,289 tests takenSouthall (London)
6,461 tests taken| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolworth (London) | 50.8% | 55.6% | 50.7% | 53.3% | 9,241 |
| Isleworth (Fleming Way) | 49.3% | 53.8% | 49.7% | 51.8% | 12,106 |
| Guildford | 50.8% | 52.6% | 45.3% | 51.8% | 5,032 |
| Chertsey (London) | 50.4% | 50.2% | 44.7% | 50.3% | 8,669 |
| Morden (London) | 46.2% | 51.1% | 47.9% | 48.8% | 16,260 |
| Yeading (London) | 44.2% | 48.0% | 47.2% | 46.9% | 6,289 |
| Southall (London) | 43.2% | 47.8% | 43.5% | 46.2% | 6,461 |