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.
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Make The Grade Driving School
Manual
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
Manual
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
Manual and automatic
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
Manual and automatic
£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
Manual and automatic
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
Manual
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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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%.
Tolworth (London)
10,164 tests taken · typical wait 5½ monthsChertsey (London)
9,082 tests taken · typical wait 5 monthsYeading (London)
6,735 tests taken · typical wait less than a monthMorden (London)
15,770 tests taken · typical wait 4½ monthsIsleworth (Fleming Way)
12,687 tests taken · typical wait 5 monthsMitcham (London)
15,046 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsSouthall (London)
8,543 tests taken · typical wait 1 month| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Tolworth (London) | 53.6% | 56.1% | 49.9% | 10,164 | 5½ months |
| Chertsey (London) | 52.9% | 55.5% | 47.3% | 9,082 | 5 months |
| Yeading (London) | 52.8% | 53.2% | 51.9% | 6,735 | Less than a month |
| Morden (London) | 51.0% | 51.8% | 49.8% | 15,770 | 4½ months |
| Isleworth (Fleming Way) | 50.4% | 52.3% | 47.8% | 12,687 | 5 months |
| Mitcham (London) | 47.0% | 48.5% | 45.4% | 15,046 | 3½ months |
| Southall (London) | 44.8% | 46.6% | 41.7% | 8,543 | 1 month |