Driving Lessons in Esher

Six driving schools serve Esher, averaging £42 per hour and maintaining an excellent 4.9-star rating. Three schools offer automatic driving lessons, 1 has female driving instructors, and 2 provide intensive courses. Currently, no independent driving instructors are listed for the area. Tolworth test centre shows a 53.6% pass rate, with Chertsey at 52.9% and Yeading at 52.8% also performing well, while Morden handles a high volume at 51% and Mitcham sits lower at 47%.

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Driving lessons in Esher

6 driving schools.

Showing 1–6 of 6 driving schools in Esher.

Make The Grade Driving School

Make The Grade Driving School

Manual

583% pass rate
From £47/hr10hrs for £450Save £20

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.

Female Instructors
Christmas Cottage, 97 Hogshill Ln, Cobham KT11 2AHView school
Roundabout Driving

Roundabout Driving

Manual

4.9
From £45/hr10hrs for £440Save £10

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.

Test car available
120 Havers Ave, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames KT12 4NEView school
Advantage School of Driving

Advantage School of Driving

Manual and automatic

4.8
From £37/hr10hrs for £340Save £30

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.

EveningsWeekendsTest car available
9 Hurstbourne, Claygate, Esher KT10 0NGView school
AAA STAR Driving School

AAA STAR Driving School

Manual and automatic

90% pass rate
From £40/hr12hrs for £480

£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.

EveningsWeekendsIntensive
13 Hamilton Ave, Cobham KT11 1AUView school
Easy Driver

Easy Driver

Manual and automatic

5
Block bookings available

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.

EveningsWeekends
Keepers Cottage, Downside Common Rd, Cobham KT11 3NFView school
Cols Driving School

Cols Driving School

Manual

5
Block bookings available

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.

Intensive
48 Tartar Rd, Cobham KT11 2ARView school

Block booking

Best block deals in Esher

Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £30.

  1. Advantage School of Driving

    £34010 hrs

    £34/hr£37/hr

    Save £30

  2. Make The Grade Driving School

    £45010 hrs

    £45/hr£47/hr

    Save £20

  3. Roundabout Driving

    £44010 hrs

    £44/hr£45/hr

    Save £10

  4. AAA STAR Driving School

    £48012 hrs

    £40/hr

    Block rate

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

Yeading makes a strong case for itself near Esher. Its pass rate of 53% is above the 50% national average, its typical wait is less than a month, and its automatic pass rate of 52% is the best nearby. Tolworth has the highest pass rate of the seven centres at 54%, but also the longest typical wait, about 5½ months. Chertsey matches Yeading at 53%. Southall at 45% and Mitcham at 47% are below average, while Isleworth is right on it at 50%.

54%

Tolworth (London)

10,164 tests taken · typical wait 5½ months
Manual pass rate56.1%
Automatic pass rate49.9%
53%

Chertsey (London)

9,082 tests taken · typical wait 5 months
Manual pass rate55.5%
Automatic pass rate47.3%
53%

Yeading (London)

6,735 tests taken · typical wait less than a month
Manual pass rate53.2%
Automatic pass rate51.9%
51%

Morden (London)

15,770 tests taken · typical wait 4½ months
Manual pass rate51.8%
Automatic pass rate49.8%
50%

Isleworth (Fleming Way)

12,687 tests taken · typical wait 5 months
Manual pass rate52.3%
Automatic pass rate47.8%
47%

Mitcham (London)

15,046 tests taken · typical wait 3½ months
Manual pass rate48.5%
Automatic pass rate45.4%
45%

Southall (London)

8,543 tests taken · typical wait 1 month
Manual pass rate46.6%
Automatic pass rate41.7%

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