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Awards: A flexible number of Music scholarships are awarded each year at 11 and 16 . Bursaries are also available in cases of financial need. Music activities (Senior School): 3 chapel choirs, 2 additional choirs; Sinfonia orchestra; String orchestra; Chamber orchestra; Big Band; Concert Band; various woodwind, brass & guitar ensembles; jazz improvisation group; rock bands; string, piano and wind chamber groups; piano duet groups; aural and theory clubs. No. of pupils: 1100 day (Senior); 400 studying inst. Termly fees (Senior): £5,625. Age range: 3-18. School type: Co-ed
793 Warwick Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3DJ, United Kingdom
Year 7 and Sixth Form entry music scholarships. Music provision described as "phenomenal" by The Good Schools Guide. Outstanding range of choirs, ensembles and bands; regular lunchtime scholars’ recitals; numerous ambitious concerts. No of pupils: 950 day, most studying instruments.
Termly fee: £6,665 (Junior); £8,158 (Senior)
Age range: 4-18 School type: Girls
3 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SS, United Kingdom
Awards: 3-6 music scholarships at 11 entry and music a scholarships available at 16 . Music activities: 4 orchs, 3 bands, 10 other ens, 5 choirs, choral society (joint with St Albans School). Three full-time and two part-time teachers of class music; music admin., head of kbd. and 26 visiting instrumental staff; No of pupils: 975 day; 520 studying inst. Termly fees: £5,865 - £6,250 (Reception & jr); £7,535 (snr school). Age range: 4-18. School type: Girls.
3 Townsend Avenue, St Albans, AL1 3SJ, United Kingdom
Music activities: Jr choir, sr choir, chmbr choir; jr orch, sr orch, jr str orch, sr str orch; fl ens, ww & br ens. Annual musi V514 and speech festival. Trips and visits to concerts; visiting groups. Termly fees: £5,475 (jnr dept) £6,555 (sr dept). School type: Girls.
St Augustine's Priory, Hillcrest Road, Ealing, London, W5 2JL, United Kingdom
Music activities: Regular concerts and opportunities with choirs and inst groups; musicals in collaboration with drama dept. Kb and music theory classes. School type: Co-ed
Alexandra Park, Manchester, M16 8HX, United Kingdom
Awards: Music scholarships available. Age under 12 or under 14 on 1 Sep, or 6th form entry. Under 12, gr 3 on 1st inst; under 14, gr 5; 6th form, gr 7. 2nd inst desirable at all ages; singing an advantage. Music activities: Orch, str orch, ens, choral society, choirs, madrigal group, br group, opera; electronic music studio. No of pupils: 290 day and boarding; 100 studying inst. Termly fees: £5,095 (day/jr), £5,855 (day/sr), £7,048 (weekly board/jnr), £8,458 (weekly boarding/snr), £8,784 (full boarding/jr), £10,628 (full boarding/sr). School type: Co-ed
St. Bees, Cumbria, CA27 0DS, United Kingdom
Awards: Scholarships and bursaries available. Music activities: 3 orchestras, 25 ensembles, 4 choirs, music activities/clubs before school, lunchtime and after school. Working in partnership with Voces8 for outreach programmes and performances. Regular recitals and opportunities for public performance, including the Royal Albert Hall, St John's Smith Square, Ealing Abbey.
54 Eaton Rise, London, W5 2ES, United Kingdom
Awards: Music scholarships up to 20% fees (11, 6th form), choral awards (age 15-18), numerous awards for less familiar instruments & for general excellence, incl. the Jennifer Bate Organ Scholarship with Guildford Cathedral. Music activities: 9 choirs, symphony orchestra, concert band, jazz band, wind band, string ensembles, extensive chamber music programme, regular concerts, CD recordings, residential organ academy and tours. No of pupils: 260 prep; 650 sen school; 600 studying instruments. Termly fees: £6,975 (sen school); £11,660 (sen school boarding). Age range: 4-18. School type: Girls.
Station Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0DF, United Kingdom
Awards: Major and minor scholarships at 11 and 13. Music activities: Choirs, bell choirs, jazz bands, ens, orchs. No of pupils: 225 day prep; 625 day college; 200 studying inst. Termly fees: £4,238 - £6,446. Age range: 4-18. School type: Boys.
King Harry Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4AW, United Kingdom
Music activities: Weekly rehearsals for sr girls' choir, sr vocal ens, sr concert band, sr mixed voice choir, jr choir, boys' choir, pipe band. Also many chmbr groups. Termly fees: £11,335 - £15,610. School type: Co-ed.
Duchal Road, Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, PA13 4AU, United Kingdom
Awards: Inst scholarships of up to 25% fees with free inst tuition on 2 insts. Means-tested bursaries also available. Music activities: Orch, choir, jazz band, swing band, fl and rcdr ens, cl choir, regular concerts. No of pupils: 114 day; 141 boarding; 120 studying inst. School type: Co-ed
Gloddaeth Hall, Llandudno, LL30 1RD, United Kingdom
Awards: Specialist scholarships in music (also drama, art, sport), only awarded if outstanding candidates identified. Scholarship worth up to 50% fo fees, plus cost of tuition on 1 inst. Music activities: Many choirs, orchs, groups, ens rehearsing at lunchtime and after school. Perfs at the school and elsewhere, inc overseas. Termly fees: £5,337 - £7,107. Age range: 3-18. School type: Co-ed.
Stanstead Road, London, SE6 4TY, United Kingdom
Awards: Music scholarships and music exhibitions available (Yr 7 and 6th Form). Music activities: School orchestra, chapel choir, jazz band, Schola Cantorum, Rock Band, various wind and string ensembles. External Exams: ABRSM, Trinity Guildhall, LCM Music Theatre, Rock School and LAMDA. School productions including Hairspray, Starlight Express & Les Misérables.
No of pupils: 865; 300 studying insts. Termly fees: £3,856 - £7,245 (day), £8,549-£10,495 (weekly boarding), £10,255-£12,821 (full boarding). Age range: 3-18. School type: Co-ed
Old Hall Green, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1DS, United Kingdom
Awards: Scholarships and exhibitions of varying values (candidates are considered at the ages of 11, 13 and 16). Separate organ scholarship. Canterbury Cathedral Choristerships. Music activities: Symphony Orch, String Orch, Choral Society, Chmbr Choir, Jr Choir, Br Ens, Wind and Big Bands, Chmbr Ensemble, EKCO (special timetables for music scholars). Music facilities: Purpose-built music school. No of pupils: 480 day; 127 boarding; 260 studying inst. Termly fees; £5,989 - £9,714 (day). £10,061 - £13,514 (wkly board), £11,040 - £14,498 (full board) Age range: 2-18. School type: Co-ed.
St Thomas Hill, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8HU, United Kingdom
Awards: Scholarships awarded at 11 (grade 3 on 1st inst, grade 1 on 2nd inst) and 6th form, with occasional awards made for entry in other years. Awards are fully means-tested but may also be awarded entirely on merit. Also inst awards providing free tuition for up to 1 hr per week offered to students achieving grade 5 with merit before the end of year 9, and/or grade 7 at any stage. Termly fees: £5,325-£6,305. School type: Co-ed.
Cirencester Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8EY, United Kingdom
Awards: A range of music awards available at 13 and 16. Up to 10% award but means-tested bursaries can top up fees up to 100%. Music activities: 3 choirs, choral society, 3 orchs, 2 concert bands, jazz and rock combos, music tech, chmbr music. 6 full-time staff, 40 peripatetic staff offering full range of instruments. Over 500 instrumental music lessons per week within the department. Similarly strong speech, drama and dance. No of pupils: 132 day. 528 boarding. Termly fees: £12,528 (Day) £15,660 (boarding). Age range: 13-18. School type: Co-ed.
Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7NN, United Kingdom
Music Scholarships are awarded at Year 7 and Year 9 entry. Music activities: Junior School has Year 1 & Year 2 Choir, Chamber Choir, Orchestra, Theory Club and ukulele and violin class lessons; Senior School has orchestra, two choirs, jazz band, rock bands, ensembles, including big band and string quartets, theory and aural clubs. Regular concerts and productions. Number of pupils: 460 with 180 studying instruments. Termly fees: £4,303 - £7,026. Age range: Girls 6 months - 18 years, Boys 6 months - 11 years.
Sandleford Priory, Newbury, RG20 9BD, United Kingdom
Awards: Scholarships at 11, 13, 16 assessed by audition and written tests. Music activities: Large no of groups rehearsing on a weekly basis, many coached by specialists. Extensive performing opportunities inc assemblies, chapel, community projects, informal & rush hour concerts, music competitions, choral and orch concerts. Choirs regularly sing in cathedrals and tour most years. Culture Club trips to orch & chmbr music concerts, opera. Music facilities: Recital room, orch rehearsal studio, computer room, rock band studio, teaching & practice rooms, music library, gamelan room.
Thames Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8NL, United Kingdom
Music activities: 21 inst ens, inc 8 choirs, 10 orchs/bands. Busy performance programme, events for all groups and individuals, inc city venues and staged productions in jr, lower and upper schools, and international tours as well as regular collaborations with Merchiston Castle School. Purpose built music school with classrooms, teaching/practice rooms and 200 seat auditorium. Tuition in all orch and band insts plus guis, hp, voice and bagpipes. Termly fees: £3,725 - £6,108 (day); £11,225 - £12,525 (boarding)
Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 6BG, United Kingdom
Awards: Music scholarships (10/20% reduction in fees) available from age 11 upwards, inc 6th form. Music activities: Active music dept. Whole-school approach to performing arts encouraged. No of pupils: 415 day; 75 studying inst. Termly fees: £3,520 (Years 7-11). School type: Co-ed.
31 Calthorpe Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1RX, United Kingdom