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List of music schools in the United Kingdom

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The front facade of the Royal College of Music

This list of music schools in the United Kingdom includes all tertiary level conservatoires, vocational music schools and specialist music schools for school-aged children.

England

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Name Location Age group Founded
Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham 14-19 2011
Chetham's School of Music Manchester 8-18 1969
The Purcell School for Young Musicians Bushey 9-18 1962
Yehudi Menuhin School Stoke d'Abernon 8-19 1963
Wells Cathedral School Wells, Somerset 3-18 909
Royal College of Music London Tertiary 1883
Royal Academy of Music London Tertiary 1822
Guildhall School of Music and Drama London Tertiary 1880
The Prebendal School Chichester 3-13 1100
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance London Tertiary 1872
Royal Northern College of Music Manchester Tertiary 1893
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Birmingham Tertiary 1886
Leeds Conservatoire Leeds Tertiary 1965
London College of Creative Media London Tertiary 2002

Scotland

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Name Location Age range Established
Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming Edinburgh 1910
Aberdeen City Music School, Dyce Academy Aberdeen S1-6
City of Edinburgh Music School Edinburgh 1980
Music School of Douglas Academy Milngavie, Glasgow S1-6 1979
North East of Scotland Music School Aberdeen 1975
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Glasgow Tertiary 1845
St Mary's Music School Edinburgh 9-19 1880

Wales

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Name Location Age rage Established
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Cardiff Tertiary 1949
Cardiff University School of Music Cardiff Tertiary 1883
Wales International Academy of Voice Lampeter Tertiary 2007