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Music lessons for Lewisham schools
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Individual lessons, small groups and bands offer different ways to organise school music teaching. For a school in Lewisham, we discuss the proposed pupils and instruments before agreeing a format, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
The Department for Education register records 64 primary schools in and around Lewisham. The local listings include John Ball 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
- 64
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Lewisham
If your Lewisham 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 Lewisham
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Lewisham
The schools below are listed for reference, not as a list of existing partnerships. Tell us which Lewisham school you would like to discuss.
Every primary school in and around Lewisham, from the Department for Education’s register - 64 of them.
- Kender Primary Schoolopens Kender Primary School’s own website
- Tidemill Academyopens Tidemill Academy’s own website
- Kelvin Grove Primary Schoolopens Kelvin Grove Primary School’s own website
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Primaryopens Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary’s own website
- Athelney Primary Schoolopens Athelney Primary School’s own website
- Haseltine Primary Schoolopens Haseltine Primary School’s own website
- Marvels Lane Primary Schoolopens Marvels Lane Primary School’s own website
- Rushey Green Primary Schoolopens Rushey Green Primary School’s own website
- Holbeach Primary Schoolopens Holbeach Primary School’s own website
- Torridon Primary Schoolopens Torridon Primary School’s own website
- Downderry Primary Schoolopens Downderry Primary School’s own website
- Adamsrill Primary Schoolopens Adamsrill Primary School’s own website
- John Stainer Community Primary Schoolopens John Stainer Community Primary School’s own website
- Myatt Garden Primary Schoolopens Myatt Garden Primary School’s own website
- Rathfern Primary Schoolopens Rathfern Primary School’s own website
- Brindishe Green Schoolopens Brindishe Green School’s own website
- Beecroft Garden Primaryopens Beecroft Garden Primary’s own website
- St Winifred's RC Primary Schoolopens St Winifred's RC Primary School’s own website
- Cooper's Lane Primary Schoolopens Cooper's Lane Primary School’s own website
- Fairlawn Primary Schoolopens Fairlawn Primary School’s own website
- Dalmain Primary Schoolopens Dalmain Primary School’s own website
- Eliot Bank Primary Schoolopens Eliot Bank Primary School’s own website
- Sandhurst Primary Schoolopens Sandhurst Primary School’s own website
- Edmund Waller Primary Schoolopens Edmund Waller Primary School’s own website
- Gordonbrock Primary Schoolopens Gordonbrock Primary School’s own website
- John Ball Primary Schoolopens John Ball Primary School’s own website
- Ashmead Primary Schoolopens Ashmead Primary School’s own website
- Kilmorie Primary Schoolopens Kilmorie Primary School’s own website
- Brindishe Manor Schoolopens Brindishe Manor School’s own website
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free Schoolopens Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School’s own website
- St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Childeric Primary Schoolopens Childeric Primary School’s own website
- Turnham Academyopens Turnham Academy’s own website
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Joseph's Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Schoolopens Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Deptford Park Primary Schoolopens Deptford Park Primary School’s own website
- Launcelot Primary School and Nurseryopens Launcelot Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- Oak Gardens Primary Schoolopens Oak Gardens Primary School’s own website
- Twin Oaks Primary Schoolopens Twin Oaks Primary School’s own website
- Elfrida Primary Schoolopens Elfrida Primary School’s own website
- Forster Park Primary Schoolopens Forster Park Primary School’s own website
- St George's CofE Primary Schoolopens St George's CofE Primary School’s own website
- Rangefield Primary Schoolopens Rangefield Primary School’s own website
- St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary Schoolopens St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Michael's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St Stephen's CofE Primary Schoolopens St Stephen's CofE Primary School’s own website
- St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary Schoolopens St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Haberdashers' Knights Primaryopens Haberdashers' Knights Primary’s own website
- Grinling Gibbons Primary Schoolopens Grinling Gibbons Primary School’s own website
- Perrymount Primary Schoolopens Perrymount Primary School’s own website
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Saviour's Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary Schoolopens Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Good Shepherd RC Schoolopens Good Shepherd RC School’s own website
- Baring Primary Schoolopens Baring Primary School’s own website
- St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary Schoolopens St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School’s own website
- St William of York Catholic Primary Schoolopens St William of York Catholic Primary School’s own website
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nurseryopens St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery’s own website
- St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary Schoolopens St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School’s own website
- Brindishe Lee Schoolopens Brindishe Lee School’s own website
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary Schoolopens Holy Cross Catholic Primary School’s own website
- All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheathopens All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath’s own website
- Horniman Primary Schoolopens Horniman Primary School’s own website
- Stillness Junior Schoolopens Stillness Junior School’s own website
- Stillness Infant Schoolopens Stillness Infant 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 Lewisham
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 Lewisham 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 Lewisham 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
- 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
- Families apply through a dedicated page for your school, with the lesson information they need to get started.
- 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
- 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.
Schools in Lewisham can enquire about Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We provide lesson instruments at no cost to the school; available teaching options are confirmed during the enquiry.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Lewisham 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 Lewisham
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 Lewisham
Setting up music provision involves staffing, a timetable, instruments and communication with families. Schools in Lewisham can discuss these arrangements with our team, including how we manage registers, practice notes and teacher absence.
The instruments schools in Lewisham can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
- In-school music service in Lewisham
Schools in Lewisham 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.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Croydon, Bromley and Ealing. For an enquiry in Lewisham, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- School music lessons in Lewisham
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Lewisham, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
The register on this page lists 64 primary schools in Lewisham. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Lewisham
A visiting music teacher works within the school timetable. For a school in Lewisham, we agree the teaching arrangements as part of the service and organise absence cover; staff can ask how missed lessons are handled before signing an agreement.
Lewisham is in Greater London. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Instrumental tuition in Lewisham
Choosing an instrument is part of planning the lessons. For a school in Lewisham, we discuss pupils' interests alongside the available teaching, instruments and lesson formats, then agree a programme with the school.
A school in Lewisham 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.
- Music lessons for Lewisham schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Lewisham can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
The 64 primary schools listed for Lewisham are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- School band and ensemble in Lewisham
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Lewisham can ask about bands and small ensembles of up to five, including the room, instruments and timetable needed.
For a school in Lewisham, 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.
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 Lewisham 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.