Career
Teaching and musical work
After graduating, Partridge worked for music companies such as PRS for Music before becoming a music and singing teacher in primary schools in London.
Alongside teaching, he worked as a freelance singer and choral performer singing with artists from Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones and was involved with Gareth Malone’s choir Voices, appearing in high-profile events including the Royal Variety Show and the Classic Brit Awards. From 2013, Partridge also performed regularly around the UK and internationally with his vocal group The Harbour and function band Truly Medley Deeply.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Partridge began posting musical videos online for pupils and audiences to sing along with. In 2021 he posted a TikTok video ranking popular British school assembly songs, which gained viral attention.
His videos frequently feature nostalgic assembly songs such as Lord of the Dance and Give Me Oil in My Lamp.
Primary School Bangers
The popularity of Partridge’s videos led to the creation of the live show Primary School Bangers, a participatory sing-along performance featuring songs associated with British primary school assemblies.
The show features Partridge accompanying audiences on piano while encouraging communal singing and sharing humorous reflections on school life.
Partridge has performed at events including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Camp Bestival and Glastonbury Festival. The Glastonbury Festival 2025 set was filmed for the official BBC Glastonbury coverage and the BBC News TikTok video of his set achieved 6.8 million views.
He has appeared on television and radio programmes including BBC Breakfast, The One Show, Sunday Brunch and Newsround. He regularly appears on BBC national and regional radio stations to talk about singing and education as well as commercial stations such as Virgin Radio.
