Driving Lessons in Swansea

Swansea provides extensive choice with 21 driving schools and 7 independent driving instructors, featuring competitive pricing from an impressive £20.95 to £45 per hour. The schools maintain a solid 4.8-star average rating, with 9 schools offering automatic driving lessons and 4 schools providing female driving instructors, plus 1 independent female driving instructor. Nine schools offer intensive courses, and the local test centre performs well with a 52.1% pass rate.

From £20.95/hr·Average £38/hr·Automatic from £41/hr

Swansea's Top Picks

Best Value

Masterdrive Driving Academy

Cheapest manual driving school in Swansea.

4.9
£20.95/hr
Top Rated

Rob Howard School of Motoring

Highest-rated manual driving school in Swansea.

5.0(8 reviews)

Driving Schools in Swansea

21 schools

Divas Driving School

Divas Driving School

From £44/hr·10hrs for £420Save 5%
4.7

Founded on high demand for female instructors, this school specializes in building confidence through patient, personalized teaching in a relaxed atmosphere....

ManualAutomaticIntensiveFemale InstructorsEvenings & Weekends
Graig Cwm Celie, Swansea SA6 6PF

Block Booking Deals in Swansea

13 schools offer block deals — book in bulk and save.

Best deal — save 19%

Brilliant Driving School

10hrs for £325

£32.50/hr

Save 8%

Autolearners

10hrs for £385

£38.50/hr

Save 7%

Masterdrive Driving Academy

10hrs for £195

£19.50/hr

Save 7%

Uplands School of Motoring

10hrs for £370

£37.00/hr

Save 3%

Debbie's School of Motoring

10hrs for £340

£34.00/hr

IHM Driving School

10hrs for £400

£40.00/hr

Intensive Courses in Swansea

Pass in 1–2 weeks

From£40/hr
9 schools5.0best rated

Swansea Test Centres and Pass Rates

Based on the latest DVSA data, 2024–25 | 2 nearby test centres

Swansea and Llanelli share 14,032 tests from 2024 to 2025, with Swansea slightly ahead at 52.1% despite its challenging city centre hills around Castle Square and the busy seafront routes along Oystermouth Road. Llanelli's 51% reflects its own difficulties with the town centre's narrow streets and approaches to the industrial areas, though both centres perform well above average. Women outperformed men at Swansea with 53.3% versus 51.3%, while Llanelli shows virtual gender parity around 51%. Automatic drivers achieved 48.1% at Llanelli compared to 42.3% at Swansea, suggesting Llanelli's less hilly terrain makes the transmission choice less critical than Swansea's steep gradients around the university area and Townhill approaches.

52%

Swansea

10,590 tests taken
Women53.3%
Men51.3%
Automatic42.3%
51%

Llanelli

3,442 tests taken
Women51.1%
Men50.9%
Automatic48.1%

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