Focus 

Rigour, kindness and creativity

Day fees 2024/25

$26,900 (incl. VAT)

Boarding fees 2024/25

$76,900 (incl. VAT)

Pupils

580

Ages

13–18

Spear’s Review

A British school serving an international community, Concord College has long welcomed students from around the world and continues to promote harmony and international understanding as core values.

The current principal, Dr Michael Truss, was a physicist who completed a PhD modelling the flow of gas around black holes before entering teaching, and Concord’s stellar academic results bear out his attention to detail and pursuit of high standards. Beyond the curriculum, students can participate in a variety of academic and academic-related clubs, societies and activities, pursuing interests in subjects such as art and architecture, finance and investment, history and international relations and philosophy.

Set in Georgian buildings on 73 acres deep in the Shropshire countryside, Concord is known to be one of the most beautiful schools in England. 

Academics

90 per cent of GCSE results are grades 7–9. 

74 per cent of results at A-Level are A* or A. 

University and college destinations

In 2024, 10 students went on to study at Oxford or Cambridge, 118 went on to study at UK Russell Group universities, and 29 went on to study medicine, dentistry or veterinary courses.

Head teacher

Dr Michael Truss has been principal at Concord since 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.

Admissions

Students typically join Concord in Form 3 (age 13), Form 4 (age 14) and Sixth Form (age 16 or 17). Applicants are asked to complete an online application form and submit copies of recent school reports, certificates or other evidence of achievements. All applicants sit Concord’s entrance tests, with tests for Sixth Form entry in subjects that the student intends to pursue at A-Level. Interviews will then take place after the applicant’s tests have been marked.

Accessibility

Birmingham Airport: 1 hour 15 minutes

Location

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