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Oxford Driving school

Oxford Driving school

4.9(245 reviews)See reviews ↓·Oxford

About the company

Oxford Driving School is based in Headington, Oxford, and provides driving lessons throughout Oxfordshire. The legal entity is Oxford Driving School Ltd. All instructors are fully qualified and DSA registered, and all driving lessons are given on a strict one-to-one basis. The training car used is a Toyota Yaris with full dual-controls. Oxford Driving School offers block bookings, hourly lessons, intensive 'Quick Pass' courses, motorway and refresher driving lessons, free theory exam papers, and driver instruction training.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Nervous learners returning after stressful experiences elsewhere, alongside first-time pupils and parents booking lessons for their children, come up often in feedback about this Headington school. Instructors including Magdalena, Khalid, Nabeel and Umar are named individually, with reviewers describing calm, patient teaching that steadily builds confidence rather than rushing towards the test.

A handful of pupils report passing first time, including a clean pass with no faults, and clear explanations of manoeuvres and road positioning are mentioned repeatedly as a reason nerves eased before the test itself. A pattern that recurs is a handover between instructors, with some learners starting with one to establish fundamentals before moving to another to refine skills and build final confidence, a structure reviewers found effective rather than disjointed. Professionalism and reliability are noted frequently, alongside a sense that instructors cared about genuine progress rather than simply coaching pupils through the test.

One pupil sat their test in Newbury, suggesting some flexibility around test centre location. Based on Heath Close in Headington, the school operates long daily hours from 9am to 9pm every day of the week, useful for pupils fitting lessons around school, work or family commitments, and reviewers consistently point to this combination of patient teaching and flexible scheduling as what sets their experience apart.

Oxford Driving school — Customer photo
Oxford Driving school — Customer photo
Oxford Driving school — Customer photo
Oxford Driving school — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Meghna7 July 2026

Umar has been an outstanding instructor to both my kids who are now confident drivers, thanks to him. He has gone above and beyond and well deserves the “driving school of the year” award. Congratulations to him and his team. Highly recommend him.

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Adil Rasib30 June 2026

I passed today with my instructor khalid ali with zero fault.i really enjoy my lessons.He is calm,patient and very helpful.highly recommend khalid.

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addi ali19 June 2026

Today I have passed my driving test in Oxford, Khalid Ali my instructor was so kind and such a nice person, the way he taught was absolutely as per the driving test.

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Salahadeen Abdulkareem22 May 2026

I’m thrilled to have passed my driving test last Sunday! A special thanks to my instructor Khalid for his patience, professionalism, and generous advice throughout my lessons. His guidance and encouragement really helped build my confidence and prepare me for the test. I highly recommend khalid to anyone looking for a supportive and experienced instructor. Thank you again, Khalid!

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Rayhan Hossen20 May 2026

Standard and professional"5 stars for Khaled Ahmed! I passed my driving test today at Newbury on my first attempt. He is a fantastic instructor—very experienced, patient, and friendly. He gave me all the support and help I needed to succeed. I highly recommend him to anyone wanting to pass their test easily."

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O M21 April 2026

Passed my test today , thanks to my instructor Nabeel , he is really great and doesn’t miss out on being perfect, teaches everything you need to pass your test and does his best to get you on his schedule , highly recommend him.

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Charlotte Baker30 March 2026

Just passed my test today with only one minor - that being going 20 in a 30. I had done a lot of previous driving with my mother for a couple of months but wanted to get an instructor for Manoeuvres and making sure I was safe on the road. I got put in touch with Nabeel, he was kind, attentive and incredibly supportive through the entire process. I had a total of 10 lessons (20 hours) with him and in that short time I was made to feel so confident in my driving. My examiner today even remarked on my driving being the best he had witnessed in a while and if that isn’t a testament to Nabeel’s teaching, I don’t know what is!! I cannot thank him enough for his kindness and for all of his help! I have already referred many friends to Nabeel as I believe he will help them just as he helped me - Thank you so much!

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Contact
+441865307954www.oxforddrivingschool.co.uk17 Heath Cl, Headington, Oxford OX3 7NJ
Working hours
Monday09:00–21:00
Tuesday09:00–21:00
Wednesday09:00–21:00
Thursday09:00–21:00
Friday09:00–21:00
Saturday09:00–21:00
Sunday09:00–21:00