Shire Oak Academy

Shire Oak Academy
Location
Brownhills , West Midlands England
Coordinates	52.6358°N 1.9206°W / 52.6358; -1.9206
Information
Type	Academy
Department for Education URN	136620 Tables
Executive headteacher	Annabel Stoddart
Associate Headteacher	Neal Critchley
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Website	http://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.[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 people of Walsall Wood, it also provides schooling for the Aldridge and Brownhills areas.[2]

Notable former pupils and staff

• Steve Biggins - footballer
• Craig Thomas - novelist[3]
• Steve Green – TV pianist and hospital consultant [2],[3]
• Andrew Cook - Contestant on University Challenge,[4] Mastermind and Brain of Britain

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. 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