Overton School
Hereford Road, Ludlow, SY8 4AD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Chokkuea
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- URN
- 146340
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01584707091
About this school
Overton School is an independent special school in Shropshire. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 43 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Overton School 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
Overton School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2019, 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 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 Overton 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 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 30 |
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
- 43
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moor Park School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Ludlow
-
St Michael Abbey School5.7 miles
Independent schools · Tenbury Wells
-
Lucton School6.4 miles
Independent schools · Leominster
-
Westfield School8.1 miles
Special schools · Leominster
-
Cambian Hereford School8.1 miles
Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Overton School teach?
- Overton School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Shropshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Overton School?
- The headteacher of Overton School is Mrs Nicola Chokkuea, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Overton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Overton 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 Overton School?
- Overton School has 43 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Overton School full?
- Overton School has capacity for 45 pupils and 43 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Overton School a faith school?
- No. Overton School has no designated religious character.
- What are Overton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Overton 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.