Shire Oak Academy

Shire Oak Academy
Principal Ray Beech
Location West Midlands
England
52°38′09″N 1°55′14″W / 52.6358°N 1.9206°W / 52.6358; -1.9206Coordinates: 52°38′09″N 1°55′14″W / 52.6358°N 1.9206°W / 52.6358; -1.9206
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Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website www.shireoakacademy.co.uk

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.

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.
  • 76% of all pupils attained five GCSEs at grades 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

See also

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 Archived 2010-02-24 at the Wayback Machine.
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