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Visiting music teachers for Croydon schools
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
If your Croydon school is reviewing its music offer, start with the lessons you want pupils to have. Our team will discuss the instruments, lesson formats and timetable, then explain the staffing and practical arrangements we can provide.
The Department for Education register records 38 primary schools in and around Croydon. The local listings include West Thornton 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
- 38
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Croydon
If your Croydon school is planning a December performance, discuss the programme early and choose parts that allow beginners to take part at a suitable level.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Croydon
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Croydon
Explore the primary school register for Croydon below, then tell us which school you are contacting us about and what it would like to offer.
Every primary school in and around Croydon, from the Department for Education’s register - 38 of them.
- Applegarth Academyopens Applegarth Academy’s own website
- Broadmead Primary Schoolopens Broadmead Primary School’s own website
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primaryopens Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary’s own website
- Tudor Academyopens Tudor Academy’s own website
- Elmwood Junior Schoolopens Elmwood Junior School’s own website
- Fairchildes Primary Schoolopens Fairchildes Primary School’s own website
- Harris Primary Academy Purley Wayopens Harris Primary Academy Purley Way’s own website
- Harris Primary Academy Croydonopens Harris Primary Academy Croydon’s own website
- Howard Primary Schoolopens Howard Primary School’s own website
- West Thornton Primary Schoolopens West Thornton Primary School’s own website
- Ark Oval Primary Academyopens Ark Oval Primary Academy’s own website
- Woodside Primary Schoolopens Woodside Primary School’s own website
- Heathfield Academyopens Heathfield Academy’s own website
- Chestnut Park Primary Schoolopens Chestnut Park Primary School’s own website
- Beddington Park Academyopens Beddington Park Academy’s own website
- Aerodrome Primary Academyopens Aerodrome Primary Academy’s own website
- Elmwood Infant Schoolopens Elmwood Infant School’s own website
- Harris Primary Academy Haling Parkopens Harris Primary Academy Haling Park’s own website
- Robert Fitzroy Academyopens Robert Fitzroy Academy’s own website
- Park Hill Junior Schoolopens Park Hill Junior School’s own website
- Forestdale Primary Schoolopens Forestdale Primary School’s own website
- St John's CofE Primary Schoolopens St John's CofE Primary School’s own website
- Castle Hill Academyopens Castle Hill Academy’s own website
- Forest Academyopens Forest Academy’s own website
- Rowdown Primary Schoolopens Rowdown Primary School’s own website
- The Crescent Primary Schoolopens The Crescent Primary School’s own website
- Monks Orchard Primary Schoolopens Monks Orchard Primary School’s own website
- The Minster Junior Schoolopens The Minster Junior School’s own website
- Courtwood Primary Schoolopens Courtwood Primary School’s own website
- Harris Primary Academy Bensonopens Harris Primary Academy Benson’s own website
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery Schoolopens Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- John Wood School & Nurseryopens John Wood School & Nursery’s own website
- The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academyopens The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy’s own website
- Orchard Way Primary Schoolopens Orchard Way Primary School’s own website
- St. Mary's Catholic Junior Schoolopens St. Mary's Catholic Junior School’s own website
- Park Hill Infant Schoolopens Park Hill Infant School’s own website
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Schoolopens St Mary's Catholic Infant School’s own website
- Krishna Avanti Primary Schoolopens Krishna Avanti 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 Croydon
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 Croydon 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 Croydon provide
Schools can ask to expand their music provision. We assess requests for more time while keeping the agreed lessons in place.
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
- Every teacher has an enhanced DBS check, identity and reference checks, and safeguarding training. Schools can request the supporting records.
- A page for your school
- We give parents a school-specific page with details of the lessons on offer and an application form.
- The running of it
- Day-to-day lesson administration is managed by our team. Your school has a named contact for questions or issues that need attention.
Yours to provide
- A room and a slot
- Provide a suitable room and agree a rotating lesson time with us to help children avoid repeatedly missing the same subject.
- One person to ask
- A named member of staff helps us keep lessons organised when a room, school event or teaching date changes.
When enquiring for a school in Croydon, or nearby in Bromley, Ealing and Enfield, please confirm teaching availability with our team.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Croydon 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 Croydon
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 Croydon
Setting up music provision involves staffing, a timetable, instruments and communication with families. Schools in Croydon can discuss these arrangements with our team, including how we manage registers, practice notes and teacher absence.
For a school in Croydon, 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.
- In-school music service in Croydon
Schools in Croydon 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.
A school in Croydon 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.
- School music lessons in Croydon
The lesson format is agreed with the school: individual tuition, a small group or a band of up to five. Schools in Croydon can ask which formats suit their proposed instruments and pupils, and how progress and practice notes are shared with families.
The instruments schools in Croydon can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Croydon
Peripatetic music teachers travel to schools to teach. A school in Croydon can discuss a regular teaching slot with us, along with the instruments, room requirements and arrangements for teacher absence.
The 38 primary schools listed for Croydon are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- Instrumental tuition in Croydon
Choosing an instrument is part of planning the lessons. For a school in Croydon, we discuss pupils' interests alongside the available teaching, instruments and lesson formats, then agree a programme with the school.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Bromley, Ealing and Enfield. For an enquiry in Croydon, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Music lessons for Croydon schools
A school in Croydon can start with the space and time it has available. We discuss the staffing, instruments and administration needed for the programme, including how families apply and whether places are funded by the school or paid for by families.
For an enquiry about a school in Croydon, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- School band and ensemble in Croydon
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Croydon can ask about bands and small ensembles of up to five, including the room, instruments and timetable needed.
The register on this page lists 38 primary schools in Croydon. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
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
Share your plans for music at your Croydon 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.