Driving Lessons in Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath has 2 driving schools averaging £35 per hour, both rated excellently at 5 stars. Automatic driving lessons are available at one school, and another offers intensive courses if you're looking to pass quickly. The nearest test centre is Dudley with a 45.2% pass rate, though you'll find significantly higher success rates at Birmingham (Shirley) at 56.6% and Birmingham (Kingstanding) at 48.5%, both handling over 9,000 tests annually in the latest DVSA reporting period.
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Driving lessons in Cradley Heath
2 driving schools.
Showing 1–2 of 2 driving schools in Cradley Heath.
Auto Academy
Manual and automatic
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).
GTD Driving School
Manual
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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
With eight centres near Cradley Heath, where you test makes a real difference. Wolverhampton, Wednesbury and Featherstone, with pass rates of 34%, 35% and 36%, all rank among the bottom 5% of centres in Britain. Birmingham Shirley does best with a pass rate of 57%, well above the 50% average across Great Britain, and has the best automatic pass rate nearby at 50%. That strength comes with the longest typical wait, about 4½ months. Birmingham Kings Heath has the shortest wait, about 2½ months. If you've been learning near one of the three weakest centres, Shirley is worth serious thought, provided you're prepared to practise on its roads.
Birmingham (Shirley)
9,385 tests taken · typical wait 4½ monthsBirmingham (Kingstanding)
16,133 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsBirmingham (Kings Heath)
9,072 tests taken · typical wait 2½ monthsDudley
13,721 tests taken · typical wait 4 monthsBirmingham (South Yardley)
14,471 tests taken · typical wait 2½ monthsFeatherstone
13,193 tests taken · typical wait 2½ monthsWednesbury
7,508 tests taken · typical wait 3 monthsWolverhampton
11,561 tests taken · typical wait 3½ months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Birmingham (Shirley) | 56.6% | 60.4% | 49.8% | 9,385 | 4½ months |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 48.5% | 50.5% | 45.3% | 16,133 | 3½ months |
| Birmingham (Kings Heath) | 46.8% | 47.9% | 44.7% | 9,072 | 2½ months |
| Dudley | 45.2% | 46.7% | 41.5% | 13,721 | 4 months |
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | 42.8% | 45.0% | 37.8% | 14,471 | 2½ months |
| Featherstone | 36.4% | 36.9% | 35.3% | 13,193 | 2½ months |
| Wednesbury | 35.0% | 37.3% | 30.2% | 7,508 | 3 months |
| Wolverhampton | 34.3% | 38.2% | 27.2% | 11,561 | 3½ months |