Concord College

Focus 

Promoting rigour, kindness and creativity

Day fees

$23,300

Boarding fees 

$68,000

Pupils

580

Ages

13-18

School Profile

As a British school serving an international community, more than 80 per cent of the students at Concord College come from outside the UK, or have parents who live abroad.

The principal, Dr Michael Truss, was a physicist who completed a PhD modelling the flow of gas around black holes before entering teaching. With small class sizes — averaging 16 in lower school and 12 in sixth form — Concord's stellar academic results bear out Dr Truss’s attention to detail and pursuit of high standards.

Set in Georgian buildings deep in the Shropshire countryside, Concord is known to be one of the most beautiful schools in England. 

Head teacher

Dr Michael Truss has been principal at Concord since September 2021. After taking a first-class honours degree in physics at Balliol College, Oxford, he continued his academic studies with a PhD in theoretical astrophysics at the University of Leicester and a postdoctoral fellowship in astrophysics at the University of St Andrews. Prior to joining Concord College he was deputy head at Barnard Castle School.

Accessibility

Birmingham Airport; 1 hour 30 minutes

Location

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