Ikefam Driving School

Ikefam Driving School: driving tuition in Walsall and nearby towns

Ikefam Driving School is a UK driving school that presents itself as serving Walsall, Kingstanding, Willenhall, Wednesbury and Bloxwich. Its offer centres on learner driver tuition, with manual and automatic lesson packages, alongside a Pass Plus course and a route for people who want to train as driving instructors.

The school describes its approach as patient and matched to each learner's pace, starting from basic vehicle control and building towards confident handling of real traffic situations. It states that learners practise real-life driving scenarios and develop safe habits through understanding the rules of the road, with support from the instructor when a pupil feels nervous or uncomfortable.

Lesson formats and packages

Tuition is organised around manual and automatic packages. The school also refers to intensive and semi-intensive courses and to refresher lessons for drivers who already hold a licence or want to sharpen specific skills. Packages are presented as customisable to a learner's schedule, and prepaid lessons can be managed and booked through a student panel or mobile app, subject to instructor availability.

On choosing a package, the school's guidance is to weigh prior experience and learning speed: beginners are told they will need more hours, while experienced learners may manage with a shorter course. It also states that unused lessons are refunded, which it presents as a way of avoiding being locked into too many prepaid hours. An initial lesson or an instructor's assessment is suggested as a way to estimate the total number of lessons needed to reach test standard.

Pass Plus and motorway driving

Beyond standard lessons, the school offers a Pass Plus course in Walsall, described as a next step for raising skills after the practical test. Motorway driving is treated as a distinct competence: the school notes that navigating motorways can appear daunting to newly qualified drivers holding provisional licences and positions its Pass Plus training as support for that stage.

Training to become an instructor

Ikefam also recruits and trains driving instructors. It states that its instructors must pass the three mandatory DVSA exams to become an Approved Driving Instructor: the ADI theory test covering hazard perception and the Highway Code, a practical driving ability test, and an instructional ability test. Candidates must also hold a full UK driving licence for at least three years, complete an Enhanced DBS check and register with the DVSA to receive the ADI certificate before charging for lessons.

For those joining the school as instructors, it advertises up to 72 hours of specialised training and refers to earnings of over £1,000 per week while training. Both male and female instructors are mentioned among its staff.

Digital tools for learners

The school promotes mobile apps for students, including a test route app, and publishes short video content on driving tips such as the show me and tell me questions and the emergency stop procedure. A student panel and an instructor panel are provided for managing lessons and accounts.

Scope of the service

The school states that it does not offer a car hire service. It also clarifies that it does not provide specialised driving assessment services for people with medical conditions or disabilities, focusing instead on standard lessons, intensive courses and refresher training, and it points such cases to dedicated assessment centres. Its stated services are therefore standard driving education and test preparation for general drivers.