Driving Lessons in North Shields
North Shields has 3 driving schools with a strong 4.7-star average rating, charging £40 per hour where pricing is available. One school offers automatic driving lessons, female driving instructors, and intensive courses. The closest test centres show varied results: Gosforth has a 48.4% pass rate, Sunderland sits at 51.1%, while Gateshead is notably tougher at just 37.5%. Blyth offers a middle ground at 50.9%.
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Top driving schools in North Shields by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Aspiration Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in North Shields.
Aspiration Driving School
Highest-rated manual driving school in North Shields.
Aspiration Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in North Shields.
Driving lessons in North Shields
3 driving schools.
Showing 1–3 of 3 driving schools in North Shields.
Aspiration Driving School
Manual and automatic
Independent school focused on high pass rates through quality tuition rather than volume, meaning no wasted test attempts or unnecessary lessons. £40/hour or £369 for the first 10 hours, with block deals up to 30 hours at £1,049. Backed by a unique triple warranty including a free refresher lesson within two years of passing, a money-back guarantee, and a Pass Promise for nervous drivers.
Thumbs Up Driver Training
Manual
Kim Gibson's school boasts an excellent first-time pass rate backed by 66 five-star reviews praising her patience, knowledge, and ability to build confidence in nervous learners. Lessons are £40 per hour or £400 for a 10-hour block, with flexible one, one-and-a-half, or two-hour sessions available. Free online theory support and hand-outs are included with all packages.
CDS - Carlo's Driving School
Manual
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Block booking
Best block deals in North Shields
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £31.
Intensive courses in North Shields
Want to pass fast?
1 North Shields schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
North Shields Test Centres and Pass Rates
Gateshead stands out for the wrong reasons. Its pass rate of 38% puts it among the weakest 5% of centres in Britain. The other centres nearby look far healthier. Sunderland has the best pass rate at 51%, just above the national figure of 50%, and the shortest wait at about 2 months. Gosforth has the best automatic pass rate nearby at 44%, close to the national automatic figure of 45%, though its wait is the longest at about 5 months. If you're learning near Gateshead, it could be worth having a few lessons around Sunderland instead.
Sunderland
10,436 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsBlyth
6,973 tests taken · typical wait 2½ 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 |
| Blyth | 50.9% | 54.9% | 39.4% | 6,973 | 2½ months |
| Gosforth | 48.4% | 50.7% | 44.3% | 10,531 | 5 months |
| Gateshead | 37.5% | 39.3% | 32.7% | 9,512 | 2½ months |