The Vireo Academy
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 7 June 2023
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31 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 67.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 58.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 41.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 150198
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 7 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. It had 31 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 61% (Wolverhampton 45%, England 73%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 13% (Wolverhampton 21%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Wolverhampton 5%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Wolverhampton 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 3%)
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)
61.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 14.3 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 £51,680; 23.5% 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
- £220,000236 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £161,500–£271,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 10an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1an 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