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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. Termly fees 25/26: 4-7 yrs £6,781; 7-11 yrs £7,536, 11-18 yrs £8,923.
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: see website for 25/26. 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 fees25/26: £5,722.80 - £8.842.80. 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. Annual fees 25/26: £14,040 - £2,820. 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. Termly fees. £5,562-£8,814 (day); £11,490-£16,446 (board).
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: £7,278 - £9,087. 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 25/26: £5,772 - £9,468 (day); £11,172 - £13,370 (weekly boarding); £13,398 - £16,752 (full boarding). Age range: 3-18. School type: Co-ed
Old Hall Green, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1DS, United Kingdom
Awards: Scholarships & exhibitions of varying values (considered at the ages of 11, 13 & 16). Separate organ scholarship. Canterbury Cathedral Choristerships. Music activities: Symphony Orch, String Orch, Choral Society, Chmbr Choir, Jr Choir, Br Ens, Wind & 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 25/26; £4,272 - £9,314 (day); £12,966 - £15,872 (wkly board); £11,040-£14,498 (full board); £11,409 (choristers). 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 25/26: £7,064 - £8,270. 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: see website for 25/26. 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 25/26: £5,576 - £9,104. 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 & written tests. Music activities: various groups, many coached by specialists. Extensive performing opportunities inc assemblies, chapel, community projects, informal & rush hour concerts, music competitions, choral & orch concerts. Choirs regularly sing in cathedrals & 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. Termly fees: See website for 2025-2026
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 25/26: £4,843.60 - £7,941.60 (day); £14,595.60 - £16,285.20 (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: £2,550-£3,660 (rec-yr 6): £4,110(Yrs 7-11): £2,040 (Sixth form). School type: Co-ed.
31 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1RX, United Kingdom
Awards: Scholarships available at 11, 13 and 16. Music activities: four orchestras, advanced strings ensemble, choral society, chapel choir, chamber choir, cantores, lower school choir, junior choir, music theatre club, wind and brass ensembles, concert band, big band, saxophone ensemble, wind band. Numerous chamber groups. Concerts (inc student competitions), productions, visits, perform in national and local competitions. Joint events with boys' schools. No of pupils: 720 day; 400 studying inst. Termly fees: £8,520. Age range: 9-18. School type: Girls.
Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE, United Kingdom
Awards: Scholarships and exhibitions inc free tuition offered at 11 and in 6th form. Music activities: Regular music tours; joint choral society and orchestra with Merchant Taylors' School; several choirs, orchestra, concert band, jazz band and numerous smaller ensembles. Joint musical with Merchant Taylors'. Age range: 3-18. Termly fees 25/26; £6,286 - £8,872. School type: Girls.
Eastbury Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 3AS, United Kingdom
Music activities: Jr orch, sr orch, sr boys choir, jazz band, close harmony group. Opera performed every 2 yrs; annual Unicef concerts. Music competition. Termly fees: £9,090. Age range: 11-18. School type: Boys
Church Road, Ashford, TW15 3DZ, United Kingdom
Music activities: Ens, orchs, choirs. Opportunities to perform at assemblies, concerts and church services. Music competition with prizewinners' concerts. Opera/musical staged every 2 yrs. Termly fees: see website 25/26. School type: Girls.
Earsby Street, London, W14 8SH, United Kingdom
Awards: From 10% fees upwards subject to perf at voice trial. Music activities: Cathedral choirs (men and boys, jr girls choir, sr girls choir, chmbr choir consisting of sr boys and girls); concert orch; training orch, br & wind ens; rcdr consort; regular large-scale, dramatic productions; outside engagements; broadcasts; recordings; tours. No of pupils: 550 Age range: 3-18. Choral soc, 6th form close harmony group, concert orch, training orch, fl choir, br ens, rcdr consort, str quartet. Also cathedral choirs (boys and girls). Termly fees: £3,555 - £6,910; Age range: 3-18. School type: Co-ed.
College Green, William Nicholls Drive, Cardiff, CF3 5YX, United Kingdom
Awards: Music scholarships are awarded to candidates with exceptional ability, strong potential and a genuine passion for music. Music scholars are also expected to make an active and positive contribution to the musical life of the school and be an ambassador for the Performing Arts across the school. No of pupils: approx 840; Termly fees: £9,760 - £11,090.
Age range: 11-18. School type: Co-ed
Epsom Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8SP, United Kingdom
