Concord College 13+ entrance exam: papers
Concord College is a co-educational independent school in Shrewsbury. Its 13+ entrance exam is set by the school itself. Its date for Year 9 entry in September 2027 is not yet published (checked 22 September 2026).
Concord College · Co-educational independent school · ShrewsburyConcord College: Admissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 1 November 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance exam: who sets it and what it tests
Concord College’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself, taken online. It tests maths, English and other sections.
Who sits it. Children in Year 8, for a place in Year 9 in September 2027: date not yet published.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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13+ exam dates for Concord College
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Concord College 1
No fixed date: rolling, individually booked online tests supervised by Concord’s admissions team, available from 14 months before the start of the year of entry (so from about July 2026 for September 2027); first offers typically in October.No fixed date: the school arranges each assessment
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 8. Concord College 1
Rolling tests from about July 2027.
13+ papers, interview and how places are decided: what Concord College says
- Who sets it
- The school itself. Concord College 2
- How it is taken
- Online. Concord College 2
- What it tests
- Maths, English and other sections. Concord College 1
- The papers
- English (native or non-native version); Mathematics; Critical Thinking. Concord College 1
Timings not published. - How places are decided
- The test and an interview. No set pass mark; tests, school reports and (for those invited) an interview. Offers made as applications are processed; applications made more than 12 months ahead are considered first. Concord College 3
- Practice and familiarisation
- None published. Concord College 3
‘We don’t recommend any specific preparation’. - Interview
- Yes. Concord College 1
After tests are marked; not all applicants are invited; occasionally offers on tests and reports alone.
Sources
Where the facts about Concord College come from.
- Year 9 Admissions (Form 3), Concord College checked 1 November 2026
The page’s words
“All applicants sit Concord’s own entrance tests.”
“Form 3 entrance tests are in English (with different tests depending on whether you study English as a native or non-native speaker), Mathematics and Critical Thinking.”
“Interviews take place after the applicant’s tests have been marked, and not all applicants will be invited for an interview.”
“Tests are online and supervised by our own admissions team. Test appointments are available from 14 months prior to the start of the academic year you would start at Concord.”
“Test appointments are available throughout the year until places have all been offered and accepted.”
- Applying to Concord College, Admissions Overview checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“All applicants sit Concord’s own entrance tests.”
“Tests are usually taken online and for Form 3 and Form 4 are in English (with different tests depending on whether you study English as a native or non-native speaker), Mathematics and Critical Thinking.”
- Admissions FAQs, Concord College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“There is no set pass mark; tests, school reports and the interview all help us to understand the student.”
“We don’t recommend any specific preparation for the tests and interviews.”
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