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Music teaching for primary schools in Southampton
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
If your Southampton 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 108 primary schools in and around Southampton. The local listings include Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools. 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
- 108
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Southampton
If your Southampton school is planning a December performance, discuss the programme early and choose parts that allow beginners to take part at a suitable level.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Southampton
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.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Southampton
Browse the school details for Southampton below. Our team can discuss a proposed programme once we know the school name and location.
Every primary school in and around Southampton, from the Department for Education’s register - 108 of them.
- Newlands Primary Schoolopens Newlands Primary School’s own website
- Weston Park Primary Schoolopens Weston Park Primary School’s own website
- Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schoolsopens Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools’s own website
- Kanes Hill Primary Schoolopens Kanes Hill Primary School’s own website
- Valentine Primary School & Nurseryopens Valentine Primary School & Nursery’s own website
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nurseryopens St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery’s own website
- Fairisle Junior Schoolopens Fairisle Junior School’s own website
- Bassett Green Primary Schoolopens Bassett Green Primary School’s own website
- Harefield Primary Schoolopens Harefield Primary School’s own website
- Bevois Town Primary Schoolopens Bevois Town Primary School’s own website
- Moorlands Primary Schoolopens Moorlands Primary School’s own website
- Ludlow Junior Schoolopens Ludlow Junior School’s own website
- St John's Primary and Nursery Schoolopens St John's Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery Schoolopens Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery Schoolopens Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School’s own website
- Tanners Brook Primary Schoolopens Tanners Brook Primary School’s own website
- Banister Primary Schoolopens Banister Primary School’s own website
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery Schoolopens Blackfield Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Freemantle Church of England Community Academyopens Freemantle Church of England Community Academy’s own website
- Abbotswood Junior Schoolopens Abbotswood Junior School’s own website
- Beechwood Junior Schoolopens Beechwood Junior School’s own website
- Portswood Primary Schoolopens Portswood Primary School’s own website
- Bitterne Church of England Primary Schoolopens Bitterne Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Oakwood Primary Schoolopens Oakwood Primary School’s own website
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schoolsopens Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools’s own website
- Sholing Junior Schoolopens Sholing Junior School’s own website
- Foundry Lane Primary Schoolopens Foundry Lane Primary School’s own website
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Patrick's Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Wellstead Primary Schoolopens Wellstead Primary School’s own website
- Shamblehurst Primary Schoolopens Shamblehurst Primary School’s own website
- Shirley Junior Schoolopens Shirley Junior School’s own website
- Saint James' Church of England Primary Schoolopens Saint James' Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Orchard Junior Schoolopens Orchard Junior School’s own website
- Sarisbury Church of England Junior Schoolopens Sarisbury Church of England Junior School’s own website
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schoolsopens Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools’s own website
- North Baddesley Junior Schoolopens North Baddesley Junior School’s own website
- Park Gate Primary Schoolopens Park Gate Primary School’s own website
- Berrywood Primary Schoolopens Berrywood Primary School’s own website
- Botley Church of England Controlled Primary Schoolopens Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School’s own website
- Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary Schoolopens Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School’s own website
- Springhill Catholic Primary Schoolopens Springhill Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academyopens Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy’s own website
- Locks Heath Junior Schoolopens Locks Heath Junior School’s own website
- Hightown Primary Schoolopens Hightown Primary School’s own website
- Weston Shore Infant Schoolopens Weston Shore Infant School’s own website
- Thornhill Primary Schoolopens Thornhill Primary School’s own website
- Redbridge Primary Schoolopens Redbridge Primary School’s own website
- Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Basesopens Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases’s own website
- Mansbridge Primary Schoolopens Mansbridge Primary School’s own website
- Mount Pleasant Juniorsopens Mount Pleasant Juniors’s own website
- Townhill Junior Schoolopens Townhill Junior School’s own website
- Waterside Primary Schoolopens Waterside Primary School’s own website
- Townhill Infant Schoolopens Townhill Infant School’s own website
- Hope Community School Southamptonopens Hope Community School Southampton’s own website
- Swaythling Primary Schoolopens Swaythling Primary School’s own website
- Calmore Junior Schoolopens Calmore Junior School’s own website
- Wildground Junior Schoolopens Wildground Junior School’s own website
- Ludlow Infant Academyopens Ludlow Infant Academy’s own website
- St Denys Primary Schoolopens St Denys Primary School’s own website
- Wildground Infant Schoolopens Wildground Infant School’s own website
- St Monica Primary Schoolopens St Monica Primary School’s own website
- Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schoolsopens Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools’s own website
- Lydlynch Infant Schoolopens Lydlynch Infant School’s own website
- Fairisle Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Fairisle Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- Hythe Primary Schoolopens Hythe Primary School’s own website
- Glenfield Infant Schoolopens Glenfield Infant School’s own website
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery Schoolopens Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School’s own website
- Bursledon Junior School(CA)opens Bursledon Junior School(CA)’s own website
- Netley Abbey Junior Schoolopens Netley Abbey Junior School’s own website
- Hollybrook Junior Schoolopens Hollybrook Junior School’s own website
- Mount Pleasant Infantsopens Mount Pleasant Infants’s own website
- Woolston Infant Schoolopens Woolston Infant School’s own website
- Marchwood Junior Schoolopens Marchwood Junior School’s own website
- Calmore Infant Schoolopens Calmore Infant School’s own website
- Curdridge Primary Schoolopens Curdridge Primary School’s own website
- Hamble Primary Schoolopens Hamble Primary School’s own website
- Netley Abbey Infant Schoolopens Netley Abbey Infant School’s own website
- Oakfield Academyopens Oakfield Academy’s own website
- Eling Infant School and Nurseryopens Eling Infant School and Nursery’s own website
- Nursling Church of England Primary Schoolopens Nursling Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Bursledon Church of England Infant Schoolopens Bursledon Church of England Infant School’s own website
- Sholing Infant Schoolopens Sholing Infant School’s own website
- Bishop's Waltham Junior Schoolopens Bishop's Waltham Junior School’s own website
- Kings Copse Primary Schoolopens Kings Copse Primary School’s own website
- Freegrounds Junior Schoolopens Freegrounds Junior School’s own website
- Hollybrook Infant Schoolopens Hollybrook Infant School’s own website
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary Schoolopens St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Foxhills Junior Schoolopens Foxhills Junior School’s own website
- Hazel Wood Infant Schoolopens Hazel Wood Infant School’s own website
- Droxford Junior Schoolopens Droxford Junior School’s own website
- North Baddesley Infant Schoolopens North Baddesley Infant School’s own website
- Bishops Waltham Infant Schoolopens Bishops Waltham Infant School’s own website
- Marchwood Church of England Infant Schoolopens Marchwood Church of England Infant School’s own website
- Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary Schoolopens Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Highfield Church of England Primary Schoolopens Highfield Church of England Primary School’s own website
- Netley Marsh Church of England Infant Schoolopens Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School’s own website
- Freegrounds Infant Schoolopens Freegrounds Infant School’s own website
- Bartley Church of England Junior Schoolopens Bartley Church of England Junior School’s own website
- Orchard Infant Schoolopens Orchard Infant School’s own website
- Meonstoke Church of England Infant Schoolopens Meonstoke Church of England Infant School’s own website
- Upham Church of England Aided Primary Schoolopens Upham Church of England Aided Primary School’s own website
- Durley Church of England Controlled Primary School
- Shirley Infant Schoolopens Shirley Infant School’s own website
- Sarisbury Infant Schoolopens Sarisbury Infant School’s own website
- Copythorne CofE Infant Schoolopens Copythorne CofE Infant School’s own website
- Locks Heath Infant & Nursery Schoolopens Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School’s own website
- Foxhills Infant Schoolopens Foxhills Infant School’s own website
- Manor Church of England Infant Schoolopens Manor Church of England 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.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Southampton 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.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Southampton
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 Southampton provide
If your school needs more lesson time, we can discuss the options. The current agreement remains in place until a new arrangement is agreed.
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
- 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
- A named member of staff helps us keep lessons organised when a room, school event or teaching date changes.
The 108 primary schools listed for Southampton can use this overview to understand the practical requirements before discussing a partnership.
WHO PAYS, AND WHEN
Who pays for a place
A place has one payer and never two. Which one applies at a school in Southampton 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 Southampton
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 Southampton
A music service brings teaching, instruments, absence cover and administration into one school agreement. For a school in Southampton, we discuss the proposed lessons, records and billing together so staff know who is responsible for each part.
The register on this page lists 108 primary schools in Southampton. 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 Southampton
Lessons during the school day give families an option that does not require a separate evening journey. For a school in Southampton, the first step is to discuss its pupils, available space and timetable so we can confirm what provision is possible.
The instruments schools in Southampton 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 Southampton
The lesson format is agreed with the school: individual tuition, a small group or a band of up to five. Schools in Southampton can ask which formats suit their proposed instruments and pupils, and how progress and practice notes are shared with families.
For a school in Southampton, 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.
- Peripatetic music teachers in Southampton
A visiting music teacher works within the school timetable. For a school in Southampton, 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.
The 108 primary schools listed for Southampton are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- Instrumental tuition in Southampton
Choosing an instrument is part of planning the lessons. For a school in Southampton, 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 Portsmouth, Basingstoke and Winchester. For an enquiry in Southampton, include the school name and location so we can discuss its own arrangements.
- Music lessons for Southampton schools
A school in Southampton 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.
Southampton is in Hampshire. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- School band and ensemble in Southampton
Playing in a group involves keeping time with others and learning how individual parts fit together. Schools in Southampton can ask about bands and small ensembles of up to five, including the room, instruments and timetable needed.
A school in Southampton 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.
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
Plan school-day lessons with us in Southampton
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.