Driving Lessons in Gateshead
Gateshead has 4 driving schools with a 4.7-star average rating and lessons priced at £35 per hour where available. The area has three test centres with notably different pass rates: Gateshead at 37.5%, Gosforth at 48.4%, and Sunderland at 51.1%, so choosing your test location carefully could improve your chances.
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Top driving schools in Gateshead by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Driving lessons in Gateshead
4 driving schools.
Showing 1–4 of 4 driving schools in Gateshead.
Stuart Westthorp Driving School
Manual
Eight years as an approved instructor with over 30 years of driving experience, delivering patient, calm and professional lessons at £35 per hour. Pupil-led approach that moves at your pace, with an included progress-tracking app and Pass Plus courses also available from £39 per hour.
Re.ward Driving School
Manual
Shift Driving School
Manual
Experience Driving School
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Gateshead Test Centres and Pass Rates
Gateshead's own centre is a tough one. Its pass rate of 38% is the lowest of the three nearby and puts it among the bottom 5% of centres in Britain. Sunderland does better at 51%, right around the national pass rate of 50%, and it also has the shortest wait nearby at about 2 months. That makes it worth a look if you can get some practice on its roads. Gosforth has the best automatic pass rate here at 44%, near the national automatic pass rate of 45%, but its typical wait is the longest, about 5 months.
Sunderland
10,436 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsGosforth
10,531 tests taken · typical wait 5 monthsGateshead
9,512 tests taken · typical wait 2½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Sunderland | 51.1% | 53.6% | 42.7% | 10,436 | 2 months |
| Gosforth | 48.4% | 50.7% | 44.3% | 10,531 | 5 months |
| Gateshead | 37.5% | 39.3% | 32.7% | 9,512 | 2½ months |