South Coast Music Partnership

Lead Schools &

Network of Excellence

The South Coast Music Partnership (SCMP) is delighted to announce the appointment of new Lead Schools in each of its four component areas.  

The appointments follow a comprehensive application and school visit process, during which the SCMP Leadership Team was hugely inspired and impressed by the breadth, diversity, and quality of music-making as well as the enthusiasm from pupils and the support from staff and senior leaders.  

The exceptional strength and commitment to music education evident throughout the region led to the decision to establish a wider Network of Excellence, which will bring together the appointed Lead Schools and other outstanding schools with particular specialisms, across the partnership. Information about the Network of Excellence Schools will be added to this page during Autumn 2025.

The Lead Schools will take an active role in mentoring and supporting schools, working together with the music hub to shape, support and strengthen a regional programme of high-quality and inclusive music education. Please see the following Role Statement for a full outline co-created with the Lead Schools for SCMP for the coming academic year 2025-26

SCMP Lead schools have also co-created a Directory of Strengths detailing the support and areas of expertise they are able to consult and support other settings with.  This document will form the basis of referrals of support via SCMP.

If you are looking for support with music in your school please contact us via the form below and outline what it is that you need or the setting that you would like to be connected with to access this.  Your local music hub will then contact you to arrange a meeting to review your Schools Music Development Plan or SIP and identify the outcomes that Lead Schools can support you with prior to putting you in touch with them.

The appointed lead schools are as follows:

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP):

Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School, Longfleet Church of England Primary School (joint leads - primary); The Bourne Academy and Twynham School (joint leads - secondary) and Linwood School (special)

Isle of Wight:

Lionheart School (special/AP) and Carisbrooke College (secondary)

Portsmouth:

Redwood Park Academy, (special) St Paul's Catholic Primary School and Nursery and St Edmund’s Catholic School (secondary)

Southampton:

Kanes Hill Primary and Mount Pleasant Junior School (joint leads - primary); Redbridge Community School and Upper Shirley High School (joint leads - secondary) and Great Oaks School (special).