Shire Oak Academy

Shire Oak Academy

Location	West Midlands England Coordinates: 52°38′09″N 1°55′14″W / 52.6358°N 1.9206°W
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Website	www.shire-oak.walsall.sch.uk

The Shire Oak Academy (formerly Shire Oak School) is a coeducational academy school (age range 11–18) in Walsall Wood, West Midlands, England. More recently, the name was changed to Shire Oak Academy.

Originally a leading grammar school, along with many other secondary schools in the West Midlands Shire Oak became a comprehensive school in 1970, merging at the time with Walsall Wood Secondary Modern School.^[1]

Mr R. Beech is the current headmaster (2015 - Present)

Ofsted Results 2013

• Total number of pupils in 2013 was 1420.
• 65% of all pupils attained five GCSEs grade A* to C including English and mathematics.
• 70% of pupils attained grade A* to C in English.
• 75% of all pupils attained grade A* to C in mathematics.
• 51% of pupils were entered for science (EBacc) and 82% of these attained grades A*-C.
• The attendance rate at this school was 94.2%.

Features

It is one of two secondary schools providing services for the pupils of Walsall Wood, it also provides schooling for the Aldridge and Brownhills areas.^[2]

Threat of closure

In the late 1980s, it was faced with the threat of closure, but remained open following a campaign by the local community.^[3]

Notable former pupils and staff

• Steve Biggins, footballer
• Craig Thomas, novelist^[4]

See also

• List of schools in Walsall

References

1. "Walsall Wood - Education | A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17 (pp. 283-284)". British-history.ac.uk. 1974-01-25. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
2. "School location". Shire-oak.walsall.sch.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
3. "Those were the days". Expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
4. My Old School - Taking The Celebrity Register

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/335_5402.stm