Driving Lessons in Wakefield
Wakefield's 13 driving schools average a 4.8-star rating, with prices ranging from £32 to £41 per hour where published. Six schools offer automatic driving lessons, and 4 have female driving instructors, alongside 6 independent female driving instructors among the 40 independent driving instructors in the area. Intensive courses are available at 7 schools. Pass rates at local test centres vary considerably: Barnsley leads at 58.5%, while Wakefield itself sits at 45.4%.
- £37
- average price
- 13
- driving schools
- 40
- independent instructors
- 8
- test centres
Top driving schools in Wakefield by what matters most
The standout school for each of the most-asked questions.
Target Driving School
Cheapest manual driving school in Wakefield.
TNK Driving
Highest-rated manual driving school in Wakefield.
TNK Driving
Top-rated for automatic driving lessons in Wakefield.
TNK Driving
Top-rated manual driving school with female instructors in Wakefield.
Driving lessons in Wakefield
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Block booking
Best block deals in Wakefield
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £32.
Intensive courses in Wakefield
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7 Wakefield schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Wakefield Test Centres and Pass Rates
With eight centres nearby, you've got options, and Barnsley stands out among them. Its pass rate is 59%, comfortably above Britain's average pass rate of 50%, its automatic pass rate of 57% is the best in the group, and its wait of about 1½ months is the shortest. Wakefield's own centre has the lowest pass rate here, 45%, with Heckmondwike at 46% and Pontefract at 47%, all a little under average rather than badly off. Heckmondwike also has the longest wait at about 3½ months. If Barnsley is somewhere you can realistically practise, it's worth considering, though a centre on roads you know is still a solid place to start.
Barnsley
7,737 tests taken · typical wait 1½ monthsLeeds (Fearnville)
4,676 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsHorsforth
12,466 tests taken · typical wait 2½ monthsHuddersfield
10,563 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsBradford (Thornbury)
10,831 tests taken · typical wait 2 monthsPontefract
5,544 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsHeckmondwike
5,471 tests taken · typical wait 3½ monthsWakefield
11,653 tests taken · typical wait 3 months| Test Centre | Pass rate | Tests | Typical wait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Manual | Automatic | |||
| Barnsley | 58.5% | 59.1% | 56.6% | 7,737 | 1½ months |
| Leeds (Fearnville) | 51.8% | 54.3% | 47.6% | 4,676 | 2 months |
| Horsforth | 49.7% | 51.7% | 45.2% | 12,466 | 2½ months |
| Huddersfield | 49.2% | 51.3% | 43.4% | 10,563 | 3½ months |
| Bradford (Thornbury) | 47.8% | 50.3% | 42.3% | 10,831 | 2 months |
| Pontefract | 46.9% | 48.6% | 39.5% | 5,544 | 3½ months |
| Heckmondwike | 45.8% | 47.1% | 41.2% | 5,471 | 3½ months |
| Wakefield | 45.4% | 47.5% | 40.1% | 11,653 | 3 months |