Concord College, Acton Burnell

This article is about the UK school. For the US university previously called Concord College, see Concord University. For other uses, see Concord (disambiguation).

Concord College is an independent co-educational international day/boarding school in Shropshire, England, situated in the grounds of Acton Burnell Castle.^[1] The college admits students aged between 12 and 19, the majority coming from overseas. Concord College excels academically, achieving 85% A*-A at A-level and 82% A*-A at GCSE level.^[2]

Concord College
Acton Burnell , Shropshire United Kingdom
Information
Type	Private, Day and Boarding
Established	1949
Principal	Michael Truss
Gender	Coeducational
Age	13 to 18
Alumni	Concordians
Website	http://www.concordcollegeuk.com/

In 2009, to celebrate its 60th year, Concord was visited by the Princess Royal.^[3]

History

The main building of Concord College is Acton Burnell Hall,^[1] which is the manor house of Acton Burnell Castle.

Ranking

In 2016, The Times league table for independent co-educational schools in the UK placed Concord tenth.^[4] In 2022, The Telegraph ranked Concord College's A-level results at 16th among all UK independent schools, and 7th among those offering boarding.^[5]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Concord College, Acton Burnell

• Zeinal Bava, telecoms entrepreneur
• Bowie Cheung (張寶兒), Hong Kong presenter and actress, Miss Hong Kong 2016 contestant
• Anthony Chow (周永健), practising solicitor of Hong Kong and England & Wales, former chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, former president of the Law Society of Hong Kong
• Nensi Dojaka, Albanian fashion designer
• Marty Natalegawa, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Pim van Strien, member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2021-)^[6]

Notable staff

• Principal: Dr Michael Truss^[7]
• David Moyes worked as a football coach at Concord College while playing for Shrewsbury Town F.C.

See also

• Listed buildings in Acton Burnell