The Kairos Academy (KS3)
Special / other · Wolverhampton · WV4 6SR
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 26 March 2019
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19 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 11–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 94.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 11.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 100% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 150194
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 26 March 2019 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 19 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 42% (Wolverhampton 45%, England 73%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 37% (Wolverhampton 21%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 5% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 0%) · Any other Black background 5% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 5% (Wolverhampton 2%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
100% of teachers took sickness absence, 20.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,793; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 30.7% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 12.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 30.8% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 47.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 49.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 23.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 26.2% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 12.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 27.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 10% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 37.4% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010430 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £190,000222 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £140,000–£257,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 7an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 30an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted