Driving Lessons in South Shields
South Shields has 4 driving schools with 5-star ratings and 40 independent driving instructors, including 6 independent female driving instructors. Schools offer competitive pricing at £31 per hour where listed. One school offers automatic driving lessons and intensive courses. Test centres show considerable variation, with Sunderland at 51.1% and Gosforth at 48.4%, while Gateshead sits notably lower at 37.5%.
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Top driving schools in South Shields by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Harton Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in South Shields.
Road King School of Motoring
Highest-rated manual driving school in South Shields.
ProPasser Driving School
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in South Shields.
Driving lessons in South Shields
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Harton Driving School
Independent instructor built on word-of-mouth recommendations from passed pupils. £31 per hour for individual lessons, or £300 for a 10-hour block and £600 for 20 hours with savings of £10–£20. Free access to Theory Test Pro included with lessons.
ProPasser Driving School
Two-hour lessons as standard mean more time to practise and prepare for your test compared to shorter sessions. Patient instructors are available until 9:30 PM on weekdays, with Pass Plus courses also available after you pass. Learn in a manual car to earn a licence valid for both manual and automatic vehicles.
Haswell Driving School
Established in 1987 with over 30 years of instructing experience and an excellent pass rate, backed by 5-star Facebook reviews and 90% of business from customer recommendation. Peter Haswell tailors each course to individual learning needs, building confidence at a pace that suits you. Semi-intensive and intensive courses available, with theory tuition and free Hazard Perception CD-ROM included; Pass Plus motorway courses also on offer.
Craig Adrian Lyons
Paul Anthony Curtis
Louise Aveyard
Benjamin Balls
Gary Brechin
Robert Burden
Ross Calvert
Joshua Dean Ian Nicholson
Andrew Edward Maxfield
Anthony Fenwick
George Gallagher
Andrew Gott
Julie Gray
Ian Harding
Kerry Hopwood
John Ioannides
Arthur James Scott Ware
Trevor John Scott
Kenneth John Wade
Alan Joseph Hall
Block booking
Best block deals in South Shields
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £10.
Intensive courses in South Shields
Want to pass fast?
1 South Shields schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
South Shields Test Centres and Pass Rates
South Shields covers 4 centres where 37,452 tests were taken between 2025 and 2026. Gateshead is the hardest place to pass with a rate of just 37.5%, where automatic learners managed only 32.7%, and the roads include steep gradients down to the Tyne, complex junctions on the A1, and narrow terraced streets. Sunderland leads at 51.1%, identical for both men and women, with a 9 week wait, while Gosforth recorded 48.4% and a 16 week wait. Blyth is interesting because women outperformed men here, 52.4% to 49.7%, and automatic learners dropped to 39.4%, with a 14 week wait. Gateshead's wait is shortest at 7 weeks despite the toughest conditions.
Sunderland
10,436 tests taken · 9 week waitBlyth
6,973 tests taken · 14 week waitGosforth
10,531 tests taken · 16 week waitGateshead
9,512 tests taken · 7 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 51.1% | 51.2% | 42.7% | 51.1% | 10,436 | 9 weeks |
| Blyth | 52.4% | 49.7% | 39.4% | 50.9% | 6,973 | 14 weeks |
| Gosforth | 46.7% | 49.8% | 44.3% | 48.4% | 10,531 | 16 weeks |
| Gateshead | 37.9% | 37.2% | 32.7% | 37.5% | 9,512 | 7 weeks |