Pine Green Academy, Wolverhampton
Pine Green Academy is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 16 in Wolverhampton, part of The Shaw Education Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Pine Green Academy in detail
Pine Green Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a 7-16-year-old SEMH special school supporting vulnerable children and young people to achieve their educational potential and live positive fulfilling lives. For the vast majority of young people, the traditional mainstream school model works well."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking, gardening and Duke of Edinburgh.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Pine Green Academy are Broadmeadow Special School (0.7 miles, Good); Park Lodge School (0.8 miles); Aurora Cedars School (1.1 miles, Good); and Kingsley Academy (1.3 miles).
Broadmeadow Special SchoolPark Lodge SchoolAurora Cedars SchoolKingsley Academy
The trust
Pine Green Academy is one of 31 schools run by The Shaw Education Trust, an academy trust.
Where pupils go next
Of the 16 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 50% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 6% to a further education college and 13% into work.
Who goes there
76.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Mixed (22%) and Black (6%).
Almost every pupil at Pine Green Academy has an education, health and care plan (119 of 119 in 2026). The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Pine Green Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties: 126 places, 125 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Firsbrook Close (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pine Green Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Pine Green Academy issued 157 suspensions, 124.6 for every 100 pupils, and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Pine Green Academy excels at building pupil confidence and ambition through strong relationships and exceptional careers preparation. The school offers an exciting, broad curriculum with outstanding enrichment activities like residential trips and outdoor pursuits. Teachers are well supported, creating a positive school culture where pupils with SEND thrive and achieve well.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development provision and careers work, with pupils participating in diverse work experience and all moving to positive destinations
- Strong focus on reading with effective phonics teaching and good pupil progress
- Ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum with engaging, purposeful topics
- Outstanding enrichment opportunities including archery, rock climbing, and residential trips
- Excellent behaviour management with calm, orderly atmosphere and low-level disruption managed well
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment strategy not fully implemented across all subjects, leaving some gaps in pupil knowledge unidentified
- Lack of consistent oversight of curriculum implementation means some pupils not learning content as securely in some subjects
- Some variation in teaching of the curriculum with inconsistent knowledge checks
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear safeguarding culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Archery, rock climbing, residential trips to London, theatre visits, museum visits, football stadium visits, work experience in retail, healthcare, animal care, and automotive services
Pine Green Academy has undergone transformational improvement and is now judged as Good overall. The school creates a warm, welcoming environment where positive relationships are at the heart, helping pupils feel confident, safe and happy.
At a Glance
76.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language, SEMH, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 8% to 17% (2024 to 2025), while maths has improved from 0% to 8% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Latest from Pine Green Academy
School Closed Thursday 25th June
24 Jun 2026
School Closed Friday 9th January
8 Jan 2026
Supporting the teachers of tomorrow
10 Mar 2025
6th December - School closed (Staff inset)
19 Nov 2024
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Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 37
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 37 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 26 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
119 pupils
126 places
7 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton
Across Wolverhampton council
Places available
3,951
Applications
3,467
Got 1st preference
74.8%
Got preferred school
93.7%
All secondary applications across Wolverhampton council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
119
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pine Green Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties: 126 places, 125 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
119
Total Pupils
103
Boys
16
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
7.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,123
Mean salary
2026 data
Pupil Absence2024/25
21.0%
Overall absence
54.8%
Persistent absence
135
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Pine Green Academy
What are GCSE results like at Pine Green Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Pine Green Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 3.9. 0% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Pine Green Academy's Ofsted rating?
Pine Green Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Pine Green Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Pine Green Academy is oversubscribed, Wolverhampton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How many pupils go to Pine Green Academy?
Pine Green Academy has around 119 pupils on roll. 77% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Pine Green Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Pine Green Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties: 126 places, 125 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Pine Green Academy?
21% of sessions were missed at Pine Green Academy in 2024/25. 54.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Pine Green Academy?
Apply through Wolverhampton's coordinated admissions process, naming Pine Green Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Pine Green Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 37 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 26 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pine Green Academy?
Pine Green Academy is at Valley Park Campus, Cromer Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0UB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)