Concord College
Acton Burnell Hall, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 12 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Dr Michael Truss
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 536
- URN
- 123623
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01694731631
About this school
Concord College is an independent school in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 12 to 20 and has 536 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Concord College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Concord College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 1986, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 106 | 95 | 103 |
| Attainment 8 score | 22.3 | 26.4 | 24.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Concord College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.3 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 26.4 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.5 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 571 |
| 2023/24 | 579 |
| 2024/25 | 547 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 51
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prestfelde School6.3 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Bettws Lifehouse6.6 miles
Special schools · Shropshire
-
St Winefride's RC Independent School6.9 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury School7.0 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury High School7.0 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Adcote School for Girls Independent schools
- Packwood Haugh School Independent schools
- Prestfelde School Independent schools
- Shrewsbury School Independent schools
- St Winefride's RC Independent School Independent schools
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clive CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Concord College teach?
- Concord College teaches children aged 12 to 20. It is an independent school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Concord College?
- The headteacher of Concord College is Dr Michael Truss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Concord College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Concord College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Concord College?
- Concord College has 536 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 20.
- Is Concord College full?
- Concord College has capacity for 630 pupils and 536 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Concord College a faith school?
- No. Concord College has no designated religious character.
- How have Concord College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 22.3 in 2022/23 and 24.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Concord College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Concord College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.