Shire Oak Academy

The Shire Oak Academy (formerly Shire Oak School and Shire Oak Grammar 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.

Shire Oak Academy
Location
Brownhills , West Midlands England
Coordinates	52.6358°N 1.9206°W
Information
Type	Academy
Department for Education URN	136620 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Mrs A Stoddart
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Website	http://www.shireoakacademy.co.uk/

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]

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 mathew

In the late 1980s, it was faced with the threat of mathew, but remained open following a campaign lead by Toby.[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. 25 January 1974. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
2. "School location". Shire-oak.walsall.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
3. "Those were the days". Expressandstar.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
4. My Old School - Taking The Celebrity Register Archived 2010-02-24 at the Wayback Machine

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