Driving Lessons in Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath's 2 driving schools both have excellent 5-star ratings, with lessons at £35 per hour where pricing is available. One school offers automatic driving lessons and one offers intensive courses. The nearest Dudley test centre has a 45.2% pass rate, significantly better than Wednesbury (35%) and Wolverhampton (34.3%), while Featherstone records just 36.4%.
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Driving lessons in Cradley Heath
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Auto Academy
99% first-time pass rate on manual driving lessons, with instructors focused on building real control and confidence from clutch work to independent driving. £35/hour or £340 for a 10-hour block, plus test car hire from £250 (1 hour) to £450 (3 hours with pre-test prep and feedback).
Block booking
Best block deals in Cradley Heath
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £10.
Intensive courses in Cradley Heath
Want to pass fast?
1 Cradley Heath schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Cradley Heath Test Centres and Pass Rates
Seven centres here saw a massive 85,659 tests between 2025 and 2026, but pass rates are among the lowest you'll find anywhere at just 41.3% overall. Birmingham (Kingstanding) offers your best chance at 48.5%, with men at 51.7% and women at 45.5%, though you'll wait 23 weeks. At the other end, Wolverhampton managed only 34.3%, with women at 30.8% and men at 37.5%, and automatics particularly low at 27.2%. Roads around Wolverhampton include the busy ring road with its demanding junctions and the tight terraced streets of residential areas near the centre, while Wednesbury sits at 35% with women at 32.2% and men at 37.9%. Dudley is the strongest of the Black Country centres at 45.2% with a 14 week wait, and Birmingham (South Yardley) processed 14,471 tests at 42.8%, where women achieved 38.4% and men 45.4%.
Birmingham (Kingstanding)
16,133 tests taken · 23 week waitBirmingham (Kings Heath)
9,072 tests taken · 12 week waitDudley
13,721 tests taken · 14 week waitBirmingham (South Yardley)
14,471 tests taken · 10 week waitFeatherstone
13,193 tests taken · 12 week waitWednesbury
7,508 tests taken · 10 week waitWolverhampton
11,561 tests taken · 13 week wait| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 45.5% | 51.7% | 45.3% | 48.5% | 16,133 | 23 weeks |
| Birmingham (Kings Heath) | 45.7% | 47.6% | 44.7% | 46.8% | 9,072 | 12 weeks |
| Dudley | 42.1% | 48.0% | 41.5% | 45.2% | 13,721 | 14 weeks |
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | 38.4% | 45.4% | 37.8% | 42.8% | 14,471 | 10 weeks |
| Featherstone | 34.3% | 38.2% | 35.3% | 36.4% | 13,193 | 12 weeks |
| Wednesbury | 32.2% | 37.9% | 30.2% | 35.0% | 7,508 | 10 weeks |
| Wolverhampton | 30.8% | 37.5% | 27.2% | 34.3% | 11,561 | 13 weeks |