Has a reputation for teaching The Pretenders in a place where one is taught to play well presumably? (6,2,5)

'has a reputation for teaching the pretenders' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'place where one is taught to play well presumably?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'place' could be 'school' (I have seen 'Place of learning' mean 'school' so perhaps 'place' could also mean 'school') and 'school' is located in the answer.
'one' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'play' could be 'drama' (synonyms) and 'drama' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'f' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in a' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?