Overley Hall School
Wellington, Telford, TF6 5HE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beverley Doran
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 24
- Pupils on roll
- 18
- URN
- 123621
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01952740262
About this school
Overley Hall School is an independent special school in Telford. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 18 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Overley Hall School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overley Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1981, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Overley Hall School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
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
- 18
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wrekin College2.7 miles
Independent schools · Telford
-
Rodenhurst School3.2 miles
Special schools · Shrewsbury
-
The Bridge School3.7 miles
Special schools · Telford
-
The Linden Centre4.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Telford
-
The Seeds School4.4 miles
Special schools · Shropshire
Other schools in Telford
- Amberleigh Therapeutic School Special schools
- Aspris Telford School Special schools
- Haughton School Special schools
- Kickstart Academy Academies
- Queensway Academies
- Southall School Special schools
- The Bridge School Special schools
- The Linden Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Madeley Nursery School Nursery
- Oakengates Nursery School Nursery
- Allscott Meads Primary Academy Primary
- Apley Wood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Overley Hall School teach?
- Overley Hall School teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in Telford.
- Who is the headteacher of Overley Hall School?
- The headteacher of Overley Hall School is Mrs Beverley Doran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Overley Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Overley Hall School 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 Overley Hall School?
- Overley Hall School has 18 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is Overley Hall School full?
- Overley Hall School has capacity for 24 pupils and 18 on roll (75%), 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 Overley Hall School a faith school?
- No. Overley Hall School has no designated religious character.
- What are Overley Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Overley Hall School'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.