The Shire Oak Academy is a coeducational academy school (age range 11–18) in Walsall Wood, West Midlands, England.
Before converting to academy status in 2011, the school was a foundation school, named Shire Oak School (A Science College).[1] Prior to this, Shire Oak School was a comprehensive school that came about from the merger in 1970 of Shire Oak Grammar School (formed 1961) with Walsall Wood Secondary Modern School, which had relocated to new buildings next to the grammar school in 1966.[2]
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.[3]
Notable former pupils and staff
- Steve Biggins - footballer
- Craig Thomas - novelist[4]
- Steve Green – TV pianist and hospital consultant [1],[2]
- Andrew Cook - Contestant on University Challenge,[3] Mastermind and Brain of Britain
See also
References
- ^ "Shire Oak School (A Science College) - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ My Old School - Taking The Celebrity Register Archived 2010-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
