County Durham · DH1
A school music partnership in Durham
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
A school enquiry does not need a complete music timetable. Tell us about your school in Durham and the provision you are considering; we can work through the room, lesson slots, staffing and instruments with you.
The Department for Education register records 44 primary schools in and around Durham. The local listings include Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School. Browse the register below and name the school when asking about provision.
A partnership planned with your school.
- Government-backed provisionDelivered with music education hubs across England
- Music Hub partnerLocal music education hubs
- Prices chosen by each schoolEach school sets its family lesson price
Teachers, instruments and cover
We organise teaching, instruments and absence cover as part of the school partnership. Availability and arrangements are agreed with your school.
Inside the school day
Term-time lessons in an agreed room and timetable slot: one-to-one, small groups or bands of up to five. Rotating times help spread missed class time.
Safeguarding and records held by us
Checks, registers, practice notes and evidence, kept by us and available to your team whenever you ask.
Clear payment arrangements
Each place is either fully funded by the school or paid for by the family. A school may offer both types of place to different children, according to its funding and agreed provision.
- Primary schools here
- 44
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Durham
For autumn performances in County Durham, keep rehearsal plans realistic. A beginner in Durham may need a shorter part, extra preparation or a different way to join in.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Durham
Planning provision for a school in Durham? Find its details below and include the school name when you contact us about lessons.
Every primary school in and around Durham, from the Department for Education’s register - 44 of them.
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary Schoolopens Wheatley Hill Community Primary School’s own website
- Framwellgate Moor Primary Schoolopens Framwellgate Moor Primary School’s own website
- Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary Schoolopens Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School’s own website
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Margaret's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary Schoolopens Laurel Avenue Community Primary School’s own website
- Durham Gilesgate Primary Schoolopens Durham Gilesgate Primary School’s own website
- Ludworth Primary Schoolopens Ludworth Primary School’s own website
- New Brancepeth Primary Academyopens New Brancepeth Primary Academy’s own website
- Brandon Primary Academyopens Brandon Primary Academy’s own website
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durhamopens St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham’s own website
- Burnhope Primary Schoolopens Burnhope Primary School’s own website
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nurseryopens Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- Sacriston Academyopens Sacriston Academy’s own website
- Esh Winning Academyopens Esh Winning Academy’s own website
- Middlestone Moor Academyopens Middlestone Moor Academy’s own website
- Bearpark Primary Schoolopens Bearpark Primary School’s own website
- Langley Park Primary Schoolopens Langley Park Primary School’s own website
- South Hetton Primary
- Thornley Academyopens Thornley Academy’s own website
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shottonopens Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton’s own website
- Sherburn Primary Schoolopens Sherburn Primary School’s own website
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornleyopens St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley’s own website
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Mooropens Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor’s own website
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary Schoolopens Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School’s own website
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgateopens St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate’s own website
- Witton Gilbert Primary Schoolopens Witton Gilbert Primary School’s own website
- Edmondsley Primary Academyopens Edmondsley Primary Academy’s own website
- Coxhoe Primary Schoolopens Coxhoe Primary School’s own website
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacristonopens St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston’s own website
- Langley Moor Primary Schoolopens Langley Moor Primary School’s own website
- Cassop Primary Schoolopens Cassop Primary School’s own website
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary Schoolopens Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School’s own website
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolopens Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School’s own website
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior Schoolopens Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School’s own website
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Villageopens St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village’s own website
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchesteropens All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester’s own website
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' Schoolopens Durham Newton Hall Infants' School’s own website
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery Schoolopens St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Pittington Primary Schoolopens Pittington Primary School’s own website
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Mooropens St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor’s own website
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary Schoolopens Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School’s own website
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nurseryopens Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- Finchale Primary Schoolopens Finchale Primary School’s own website
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durhamopens St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham’s own website
Name your school to discuss instruments, a suitable room, lesson times and funding. We confirm availability before agreeing a programme.
School names are from the Department for Education’s Get Information about Schools register, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Durham schools
Discuss piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele with us. The instruments, lesson format and availability are agreed with each school.
Piano
Guitar
Drums
Singing
Ukulele
Lessons can be one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five. We discuss the right format for the children taking part and the school’s programme.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Durham
One conversation
Tell us about your school, existing music provision and what you would like to offer. We discuss suitable options and current availability.
A room and a slot
We agree a suitable teaching space and lesson times with your school. A rotating timetable can help share missed class time across subjects.
Teaching and absence cover
We organise teachers and absence cover. Teaching can be one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five, following the programme agreed with your school.
The records come back to you
We maintain registers, practice notes and safeguarding records for your team. Where families pay for places, we handle their lesson billing directly.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Durham
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Durham provide
You can request more teaching time as interest grows. Your existing arrangement continues while we review what can be added.
Ours to provide
- The instruments
- We provide the instruments for lessons at no cost to the school. Children can try the drums without owning a kit at home.
- Checks and training
- Before teaching begins, we complete enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks and safeguarding training. Evidence is available on request.
- A page for your school
- Families apply through a dedicated page for your school, with the lesson information they need to get started.
- The running of it
- Our team handles attendance records, billing and family enquiries, including requests to change lessons.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- Your school provides a teaching room and time for lessons during term. We agree the timetable together and organise the lesson administration.
- One person to ask
- We ask for one main contact at school to coordinate access, confirm dates and let us know about changes.
School leaders in Durham can request teacher check records and discuss how the partnership would work before making a decision.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Durham depends on that school and its funding, not on who asks first. Ask and we will tell you what is available at yours.
Prices chosen by the school
Each school chooses its lesson price. After teacher pay, programme operating costs and job-advertising costs, MML pays 50% of the remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month. See school prices and monthly payouts ↗.
Family lesson payments
Parents contract with My Music Lessons and pay us directly at the price their school chooses. See pricing and monthly payouts ↗.
IN MORE DETAIL
More about the service in Durham
Practical answers for school leaders and music leads: what the service includes, how lessons fit into school life and how to discuss provision.
- The music service for Durham
Our service includes the teaching and the work around it: arranging teachers and instruments, keeping lesson records, managing billing and organising absence cover. A school in Durham can ask how each part would work before agreeing a partnership.
For an enquiry about a school in Durham, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- In-school music service in Durham
Schools in Durham can discuss a programme that fits their existing timetable. We agree the room, lesson times and how the slots rotate with the school, then organise teaching and instruments for the agreed provision.
The 44 primary schools listed for Durham are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- School music lessons in Durham
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Durham, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
A school in Durham supplies a room and a rotating lesson slot. Each school chooses its lesson price. Parents contract with and pay My Music Lessons directly. After teacher pay, programme operating and job-advertising costs, we pay 50% of the remaining lesson income directly into the school’s account each month.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Durham
Peripatetic teaching allows a school to arrange specialist music lessons on its own premises. Schools in Durham can ask about teacher availability, safeguarding checks, lesson records and how the programme would fit into the school week.
The instruments schools in Durham can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- Instrumental tuition in Durham
Tuition includes practical teaching, feedback and a note home explaining what to practise. Schools in Durham can ask how the teaching is organised for individual pupils and small groups, and how lesson records help families follow their progress.
Durham is in County Durham. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Music lessons for Durham schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Durham can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
The register on this page lists 44 primary schools in Durham. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- School band and ensemble in Durham
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Durham can ask about bands and small ensembles of up to five, including the room, instruments and timetable needed.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Darlington, Hartlepool and Bishop Auckland. For an enquiry in Durham, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
FREE SCHOOL MUSIC TOOLS
A practical plan for your music week.
Organise the timetable, find out who wants to play and prepare your school’s next steps.
ONE CONVERSATION
Discuss lesson options for your Durham school
Tell us the school name and what you would like to offer. We will discuss the options, funding arrangements and current availability.
Start with your school
Tell us what you need.
Share the school name and the provision you have in mind. We will discuss existing lessons, room and timetable options, and how places could be funded. Availability is confirmed before a partnership is agreed.
What happens next
- Our team replies to the school email address you provide.
- We discuss a suitable room, lesson times and payment arrangements with your school.
- If the partnership is suitable, we agree the teaching plan and a start date together.