Derbyshire · S21
Bring music lessons into your Chesterfield school
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Music lessons come with registers, practice notes and communication with families. Schools in Chesterfield can discuss how we manage those tasks alongside teaching, instruments and billing, with responsibilities set out in the partnership agreement.
The Department for Education register records 63 primary schools in and around Chesterfield. The local listings include St Mary's Catholic Primary. 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
- 63
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Chesterfield
For autumn performances in Derbyshire, keep rehearsal plans realistic. A beginner in Chesterfield may need a shorter part, extra preparation or a different way to join in.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Chesterfield
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Chesterfield
Explore the primary school register for Chesterfield below, then tell us which school you are contacting us about and what it would like to offer.
Every primary school in and around Chesterfield, from the Department for Education’s register - 63 of them.
- Sharley Park Community Primary Schoolopens Sharley Park Community Primary School’s own website
- Inkersall Spencer Academyopens Inkersall Spencer Academy’s own website
- Heath Primary Schoolopens Heath Primary School’s own website
- Highfield Hall Primary Schoolopens Highfield Hall Primary School’s own website
- Hasland Junior Schoolopens Hasland Junior School’s own website
- St Mary's Catholic Primaryopens St Mary's Catholic Primary’s own website
- Hunloke Park Primary Schoolopens Hunloke Park Primary School’s own website
- Walton Holymoorside Primary Schoolopens Walton Holymoorside Primary School’s own website
- Cavendish Junior Schoolopens Cavendish Junior School’s own website
- Staveley Junior Schoolopens Staveley Junior School’s own website
- William Rhodes Primary and Nursery Schoolopens William Rhodes Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Spire Junior Schoolopens Spire Junior School’s own website
- Barrow Hill Primary Academyopens Barrow Hill Primary Academy’s own website
- Speedwell Infant Schoolopens Speedwell Infant School’s own website
- New Bolsover Primary and Nursery Schoolopens New Bolsover Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Dunston Primary and Nursery Academyopens Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy’s own website
- Norbriggs Primary Schoolopens Norbriggs Primary School’s own website
- Spire Nursery and Infant Schoolopens Spire Nursery and Infant School’s own website
- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academyopens Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy’s own website
- Duckmanton Primary Schoolopens Duckmanton Primary School’s own website
- Brockley Primary Schoolopens Brockley Primary School’s own website
- Tupton Primary and Nursery Academyopens Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy’s own website
- Walton Peak Flying High Academyopens Walton Peak Flying High Academy’s own website
- Newbold CofE Primary Schoolopens Newbold CofE Primary School’s own website
- Holme Hall Primary School
- Poolsbrook Primary Academyopens Poolsbrook Primary Academy’s own website
- Grassmoor Primary Schoolopens Grassmoor Primary School’s own website
- Bolsover Church of England Junior Schoolopens Bolsover Church of England Junior School’s own website
- Mary Swanwick Primary Schoolopens Mary Swanwick Primary School’s own website
- Brampton Primary Schoolopens Brampton Primary School’s own website
- Holmgate Primary School and Nurseryopens Holmgate Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- Arkwright Primary Schoolopens Arkwright Primary School’s own website
- Brimington Junior Schoolopens Brimington Junior School’s own website
- Clowne Junior Schoolopens Clowne Junior School’s own website
- Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery Schoolopens Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School’s own website
- Woodthorpe CofE Primary Schoolopens Woodthorpe CofE Primary School’s own website
- New Whittington Community Primary Schoolopens New Whittington Community Primary School’s own website
- Calow CofE VC Primary Schoolopens Calow CofE VC Primary School’s own website
- Camms CofE (Aided) Primary Schoolopens Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School’s own website
- St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary Schoolopens St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School’s own website
- Pilsley Primary Schoolopens Pilsley Primary School’s own website
- Temple Normanton Primary Academyopens Temple Normanton Primary Academy’s own website
- Bolsover Infant Schoolopens Bolsover Infant School’s own website
- Henry Bradley Infant Schoolopens Henry Bradley Infant School’s own website
- Clowne Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Clowne Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- Christ Church CofE Primary Schoolopens Christ Church CofE Primary School’s own website
- Palterton Primary Schoolopens Palterton Primary School’s own website
- Brockwell Junior Schoolopens Brockwell Junior School’s own website
- Abercrombie Primary Schoolopens Abercrombie Primary School’s own website
- Hollingwood Primary Schoolopens Hollingwood Primary School’s own website
- Barlborough Primary Schoolopens Barlborough Primary School’s own website
- Old Hall Junior Schoolopens Old Hall Junior School’s own website
- Hady Primary Schoolopens Hady Primary School’s own website
- Hasland Infant Schoolopens Hasland Infant School’s own website
- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- Brockwell Nursery and Infant Schoolopens Brockwell Nursery and Infant School’s own website
- Ashover Primary Schoolopens Ashover Primary School’s own website
- Wigley Primary Schoolopens Wigley Primary School’s own website
- Westfield Infant Schoolopens Westfield Infant School’s own website
- Park House Primary Schoolopens Park House Primary School’s own website
- Scarcliffe Primary Schoolopens Scarcliffe Primary School’s own website
- Deer Park Primary Schoolopens Deer Park Primary School’s own website
- Cutthorpe Primary Schoolopens Cutthorpe Primary School’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.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Chesterfield
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.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Chesterfield 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.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Chesterfield 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
- Instruments are supplied at no cost to the school, so you can introduce lessons without buying equipment first.
- 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
- Your school has its own lesson page showing its name, address and available instruments. Parents use that page to apply.
- The running of it
- We manage registers, practice notes, invoices and messages to families. Parents can contact us directly with lesson questions.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- We need a room for teaching and an agreed slot within the school day. We work with you on a rotating timetable.
- One person to ask
- A named member of staff helps us keep lessons organised when a room, school event or teaching date changes.
School leaders in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield
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 Chesterfield
A music service brings teaching, instruments, absence cover and administration into one school agreement. For a school in Chesterfield, we discuss the proposed lessons, records and billing together so staff know who is responsible for each part.
The register on this page lists 63 primary schools in Chesterfield. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- In-school music service in Chesterfield
Schools in Chesterfield 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 instruments schools in Chesterfield can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- School music lessons in Chesterfield
Schools in Chesterfield can discuss one-to-one lessons, small groups and bands of up to five children. Teaching takes place during the school day, with a practice note sent home after each lesson to help families follow what their child is learning.
A school in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield
Peripatetic teaching allows a school to arrange specialist music lessons on its own premises. Schools in Chesterfield can ask about teacher availability, safeguarding checks, lesson records and how the programme would fit into the school week.
For an enquiry about a school in Chesterfield, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- Instrumental tuition in Chesterfield
Choosing an instrument is part of planning the lessons. For a school in Chesterfield, we discuss pupils' interests alongside the available teaching, instruments and lesson formats, then agree a programme with the school.
For a school in Chesterfield, lessons can be arranged one-to-one, in small groups or in bands of up to five during the school day. The format is agreed with the school.
- Music lessons for Chesterfield schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Chesterfield can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
The 63 primary schools listed for Chesterfield are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- School band and ensemble in Chesterfield
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Chesterfield 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 Derby, Swadlincote and Ilkeston. For an enquiry in Chesterfield, 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
Explore music provision for your Chesterfield 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.