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 |
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]
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]