Shire Oak Academy
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Coordinates | 52°38′09″N 1°55′14″W / 52.6358°N 1.9206°W |
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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/ |
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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.[1]
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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "School location". Shire-oak.walsall.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Those were the days". Expressandstar.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ My Old School - Taking The Celebrity Register Archived 2010-02-24 at the Wayback Machine