The Vireo Academy
The Vireo Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Wolverhampton for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 31 pupils. About 68 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Lawnswood Campus, Lawnswood Avenue, Parkfields, Wolverhampton, WV4 6SR01902 555947vireo.blackcountryap.orgMs Lindsay Watson executive headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 7 June 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wolverhampton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (24), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Hearing impairment (1), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 31 | 34 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 68% | 77% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 59% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 41% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Vale Primary School | Academy | 380 m | 464 | Report card 2026 | 100 | Compare |
| The Kairos Academy (KS3) | Academy alternative provision converter | 550 m | 19 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Kairos Academy (KS4) | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 570 m | 48 | Inadequate 2023 | – | Compare |
| Goldthorn Park Primary School | Academy | 760 m | 436 | Good 2022 | 40 | Compare |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 790 m | 152 | Good 2024 | 45 | Compare |
| Hill Avenue Academy | Academy | 850 m | 346 | Not inspected | 23 | Compare |
| Lanesfield Primary School | Council | 950 m | 283 | Good 2023 | 68 | Compare |
| Parkfield Primary School | Academy | 990 m | 191 | Report card 2025 | 70 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Vireo Academy a good school?
The Vireo Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2023.
What is The Vireo Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Vireo Academy good at its last full inspection on 7 June 2023.
How many pupils does The Vireo Academy have?
31 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Lawnswood Campus, Lawnswood Avenue, Parkfields, Wolverhampton, WV4 6SR
- Telephone
- 01902 555947
- Website
- vireo.blackcountryap.org
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Lindsay Watson
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Youth Engagement Schools Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Ward
- Blakenhall
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150198 · LAESTAB 3361102 · UKPRN 10093470
- Formerly
- Orchard Centre (The Nightingale Home and Hospital Service)
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.