In short
The Music Scholarship at Shrewsbury School is a music scholarship for 16+ entry, worth 30% of fees.
Who can apply for the Music Scholarship?
Candidates joining under 14 or at Sixth Form entry
What is the Music Scholarship worth?
Worth 30% of fees, as published by Shrewsbury School.
Generous fee remission
How do you apply for the Music Scholarship?
Audition and assessment
How music scholarships usually work
Schools usually hold an audition: prepared pieces on one or two instruments or voice, often with scales, sight-reading and aural tests.
- Check the standard each school expects at your entry point, since many state a grade.
- Choose pieces your child can play confidently, ideally contrasting ones.
- Ask the instrumental teacher for a reference early, as many schools ask for one.
General guidance across schools, not Shrewsbury School's own terms.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Music Scholarship at Shrewsbury School worth?
It is worth 30% of fees. Generous fee remission.
Who can apply for the Music Scholarship?
Candidates joining under 14 or at Sixth Form entry.
How do you apply for the Music Scholarship?
Audition and assessment.
Source: shrewsbury.org.uk, checked 4 Nov 2026