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Visiting music teachers for Wakefield schools
Teachers, instruments and lesson records, organised with your school.
Schools in Wakefield can ask about visiting teachers for lessons on their own premises. We discuss the programme, safeguarding records and teacher availability with staff, then agree how the lessons and communication with families will be managed.
The Department for Education register records 53 primary schools in and around Wakefield. The local listings include Westerton Primary Academy. 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
- 53
- Nearby areas listed
- 3
- Instruments to discuss
- 5
- Children in a lesson
- 1-5
Autumn concerts and Christmas preparation
This week in Wakefield
When planning a Christmas programme in Wakefield, ask the teacher which singing parts suit the pupils taking part and how much rehearsal time they will need.
KEYS. STRINGS. RHYTHM. VOICE.
Instruments for Wakefield 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.
THE REGISTER
Primary schools in Wakefield
These school details come from the Department for Education register. For an enquiry in Wakefield, name the school so we can check what arrangements are possible.
Every primary school in and around Wakefield, from the Department for Education’s register - 53 of them.
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary Schoolopens Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School’s own website
- Outwood Primary Academy Park Hillopens Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill’s own website
- St Michael's CofE Academyopens St Michael's CofE Academy’s own website
- Hendal Primary Schoolopens Hendal Primary School’s own website
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary Schoolopens Wakefield Lawefield Primary School’s own website
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant Schoolopens Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School’s own website
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary Schoolopens Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School’s own website
- Sandal Castle VA Community Primary Schoolopens Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School’s own website
- Ossett South Parade Primaryopens Ossett South Parade Primary’s own website
- Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) Schoolopens Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School’s own website
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant Schoolopens Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School’s own website
- Horbury Primary Academyopens Horbury Primary Academy’s own website
- East Ardsley Primary Academyopens East Ardsley Primary Academy’s own website
- Rooks Nest Academyopens Rooks Nest Academy’s own website
- Westerton Primary Academyopens Westerton Primary Academy’s own website
- Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Laneopens Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane’s own website
- Robin Hood Primary Schoolopens Robin Hood Primary School’s own website
- Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gateopens Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate’s own website
- Blackgates Primary Academyopens Blackgates Primary Academy’s own website
- Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Greenopens Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green’s own website
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant Schoolopens Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School’s own website
- Flockton CofE (C) First Schoolopens Flockton CofE (C) First School’s own website
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery Schoolopens The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School’s own website
- Sharlston Community Schoolopens Sharlston Community School’s own website
- Sandal Magna Community Academyopens Sandal Magna Community Academy’s own website
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyopens English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy’s own website
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolopens Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School’s own website
- Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolopens Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School’s own website
- Crofton Junior Schoolopens Crofton Junior School’s own website
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsopens Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs’s own website
- Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery Schoolopens Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School’s own website
- Outwood Primary Academy Greenhillopens Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill’s own website
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resourceopens Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource’s own website
- Shay Lane Primary (J and I) Schoolopens Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School’s own website
- Thorpe Primary School
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant Schoolopens Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School’s own website
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Ignatius Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Middlestown Primary Academyopens Middlestown Primary Academy’s own website
- Crofton Infant Schoolopens Crofton Infant School’s own website
- Carlton Primary Schoolopens Carlton Primary School’s own website
- Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant Schoolopens Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School’s own website
- Hill Top Primary Academyopens Hill Top Primary Academy’s own website
- Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academyopens Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy’s own website
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgateopens Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate’s own website
- St Austin's Catholic Primary Schoolopens St Austin's Catholic Primary School’s own website
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academyopens Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy’s own website
- Wrenthorpe Academyopens Wrenthorpe Academy’s own website
- Walton Primary Academyopens Walton Primary Academy’s own website
- Newton Hill Community Schoolopens Newton Hill Community School’s own website
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academyopens Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy’s own website
- Jerry Clay Academyopens Jerry Clay Academy’s own website
- West Bretton Junior and Infant Schoolopens West Bretton Junior and Infant School’s own website
- Grange Moor Primary Schoolopens Grange Moor 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.
NEARBY AREAS
Near Wakefield
Looking for another local school? Explore the nearby town pages for school registers and information about discussing a partnership.
ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP
From an enquiry to music at your school in Wakefield
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.
WHAT EACH SIDE DOES
What we bring, and what schools in Wakefield 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
- Lesson instruments are free to the school. The teacher brings the equipment and takes it away after teaching.
- Checks and training
- Teachers complete safeguarding training and enhanced DBS, identity and reference checks before joining the teaching team. We keep the records available for schools to review.
- 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
- 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
- Choose a school contact who can help with practical questions about rooms, dates and timetable changes.
When enquiring for a school in Wakefield, or nearby in Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield, 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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield
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 Wakefield
Setting up music provision involves staffing, a timetable, instruments and communication with families. Schools in Wakefield can discuss these arrangements with our team, including how we manage registers, practice notes and teacher absence.
The register on this page lists 53 primary schools in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield
An in-school music service takes place on school premises, during the school day in term time. A school in Wakefield provides a suitable room and agrees lesson slots with us; children attend their music lesson and then return to class.
For a school in Wakefield, 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.
- School music lessons in Wakefield
A school music programme can include individual teaching and opportunities to play with others. For schools in Wakefield, we discuss the group size, instrument and timetable together, with a maximum of five children in a lesson.
A school in Wakefield 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 Wakefield
A visiting music teacher works within the school timetable. For a school in Wakefield, 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.
For an enquiry about a school in Wakefield, tell us the proposed lesson times and room. We will discuss teaching availability and the arrangements for absence cover.
- Instrumental tuition in Wakefield
Tuition includes practical teaching, feedback and a note home explaining what to practise. Schools in Wakefield can ask how the teaching is organised for individual pupils and small groups, and how lesson records help families follow their progress.
The 53 primary schools listed for Wakefield are drawn from the Department for Education register. The list describes local schools, not current service availability.
- Music lessons for Wakefield schools
A school in Wakefield 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.
Wakefield is in West Yorkshire. When contacting us, include the school name so we can discuss provision for that school.
- School band and ensemble in Wakefield
A school band or small ensemble brings up to five children together to play music. Schools in Wakefield 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 instruments schools in Wakefield can ask about are Piano, Guitar, Drums, Singing and Ukulele. We confirm the programme and availability with each school before lessons are agreed.
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
Discuss a music partnership in Wakefield
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.