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School-day music tuition in Portsmouth
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Piano, guitar, drums, singing and ukulele are the five options schools in Portsmouth can ask about. The school and our team agree the instruments, lesson format and timetable together, then confirm what can be arranged.
The Department for Education register records 35 primary schools in and around Portsmouth. The local listings include Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery. 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
- 35
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Portsmouth
If your Portsmouth school is planning a December performance, discuss the programme early and choose parts that allow beginners to take part at a suitable level.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Portsmouth
Planning provision for a school in Portsmouth? Find its details below and include the school name when you contact us about lessons.
Every primary school in and around Portsmouth, from the Department for Education’s register - 35 of them.
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academyopens Ark Ayrton Primary Academy’s own website
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nurseryopens Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery’s own website
- The Flying Bull Academyopens The Flying Bull Academy’s own website
- Ark Dickens Primary Academyopens Ark Dickens Primary Academy’s own website
- Portsdown Primary Schoolopens Portsdown Primary School’s own website
- Penbridge Junior Schoolopens Penbridge Junior School’s own website
- The Victory Primary Schoolopens The Victory Primary School’s own website
- Milton Park Primary Schoolopens Milton Park Primary School’s own website
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)opens King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)’s own website
- New Horizons Primary Schoolopens New Horizons Primary School’s own website
- Langstone Primary Academyopens Langstone Primary Academy’s own website
- King's Academy College Park (Junior)opens King's Academy College Park (Junior)’s own website
- St Jude's CofE Primary Schoolopens St Jude's CofE Primary School’s own website
- Highbury Primary Schoolopens Highbury Primary School’s own website
- Copnor Primary Schoolopens Copnor Primary School’s own website
- Court Lane Junior Academyopens Court Lane Junior Academy’s own website
- Wimborne Primary Schoolopens Wimborne Primary School’s own website
- Solent Junior Schoolopens Solent Junior School’s own website
- St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary Schoolopens St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School’s own website
- Beacon View Primary Academyopens Beacon View Primary Academy’s own website
- Stamshaw Junior Schoolopens Stamshaw Junior School’s own website
- Medina Primary Schoolopens Medina Primary School’s own website
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School
- Manor Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Manor Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- Penbridge Infant School & Nurseryopens Penbridge Infant School & Nursery’s own website
- Meon Junior Schoolopens Meon Junior School’s own website
- Stamshaw Infant Academyopens Stamshaw Infant Academy’s own website
- Gatcombe Park Primary Schoolopens Gatcombe Park Primary School’s own website
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary Schoolopens St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School’s own website
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)opens King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)’s own website
- Westover Primary Schoolopens Westover Primary School’s own website
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Schoolopens Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School’s own website
- King's Academy College Park (Infant)opens King's Academy College Park (Infant)’s own website
- Court Lane Infant Academyopens Court Lane Infant Academy’s own website
- Solent Infant Schoolopens Solent 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 Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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
- We give parents a school-specific page with details of the lessons on offer and an application form.
- 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
- Choose a school contact who can help with practical questions about rooms, dates and timetable changes.
School leaders in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth can ask how each part would work before agreeing a partnership.
For a school in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth
An in-school music service takes place on school premises, during the school day in term time. A school in Portsmouth provides a suitable room and agrees lesson slots with us; children attend their music lesson and then return to class.
The register on this page lists 35 primary schools in Portsmouth. Use it to find the school you want to ask about; a listing does not confirm that lessons are running there.
- School music lessons in Portsmouth
The lesson format is agreed with the school: individual tuition, a small group or a band of up to five. Schools in Portsmouth can ask which formats suit their proposed instruments and pupils, and how progress and practice notes are shared with families.
Portsmouth is in Hampshire. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Portsmouth
Peripatetic teaching allows a school to arrange specialist music lessons on its own premises. Schools in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- Instrumental tuition in Portsmouth
Tuition includes practical teaching, feedback and a note home explaining what to practise. Schools in Portsmouth can ask how the teaching is organised for individual pupils and small groups, and how lesson records help families follow their progress.
You can also explore the nearby town pages for Southampton, Basingstoke and Winchester. For an enquiry in Portsmouth, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Music lessons for Portsmouth schools
Music provision needs clear practical arrangements as well as a teaching plan. Schools in Portsmouth can discuss registers, safeguarding records, communication with families and billing with our team before lessons are agreed.
A school in Portsmouth 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 band and ensemble in Portsmouth
A school band or small ensemble brings up to five children together to play music. Schools in Portsmouth can discuss a group that fits their pupils and instruments, with teaching during the school day and time to practise listening and playing together.
The 35 primary schools listed for Portsmouth are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
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
Contact us about school music in Portsmouth
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.