Shire Oak Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Lichfield Road
 Walsall Wood
 Walsall
 West Midlands WS9 9PA
Telephone: 01543 452518

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Shire Oak School (A Science College)
Trust: The Mercian Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Matthew Everett (since March 2025 – came from Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School)
Previous Headteacher: Neal Critchley
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 73.92 / 23.51
Non-teaching Staff*: 53.79
Number of pupils: 1297
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.5
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 39.80% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 24.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Walsall
Constituency: Aldridge-Brownhills
Electoral Ward: Aldridge North and Walsall Wood
School Number: 3355402

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st January 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Walsall Wood School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Oakwood School (0.9km) show on map
  3. Millfield Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  4. St John's Church of England Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Castlefort Academy (1.0km) show on map
  6. Ogley Hay Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  7. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  8. St James Academy (1.7km) show on map
  9. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  10. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy (2.0km) show on map
  11. Brownhills Ormiston Academy (2.3km) show on map
  12. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy (2.4km) show on map
  13. Watling Street Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  14. Leighswood School (2.7km) show on map
  15. St Francis Catholic Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  16. Ryders Hayes School (3.0km) show on map
  17. Greenfield Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  18. Brownhills West Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  19. Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  20. Radleys Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  21. Pelsall Village School (3.6km) show on map
  22. St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  23. Rushall Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  24. Erasmus Darwin Academy (3.8km) show on map
  25. Chasetown Community School (4.0km) show on map
  26. St Francis of Assisi Catholic College (4.0km) show on map
  27. Ridgeway Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  28. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  29. Aldridge School - A Science College (4.2km) show on map
  30. Elmwood School (4.3km) show on map
  31. Whetstone Field Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  32. Rivers Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  33. St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  34. Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  35. Springhill Primary Academy (4.7km) show on map
  36. Edgar Stammers Primary Academy (4.8km) show on map
  37. Goldsmith Primary Academy (4.9km) show on map
  38. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  39. Highfields Primary Academy (5.1km) show on map
  40. Little Aston Primary Academy (5.1km) show on map
  41. Chase Terrace Academy (5.2km) show on map
  42. Valley Nursery School (5.2km) show on map
  43. Fulfen Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  44. Millfields Nursery School (5.3km) show on map
  45. Lower Farm Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  46. Walsall Academy (5.4km) show on map
  47. Norton Canes Primary Academy (5.4km) show on map
  48. Chase Terrace Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  49. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich (5.6km) show on map
  50. Jerome Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  51. Christ Church Church of England Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  52. Field Road Academy (5.7km) show on map
  53. Sunshine Academy (5.7km) show on map
  54. Greysbrooke Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  55. Norton Canes High School (5.7km) show on map
  56. Shenstone Lodge School (5.8km) show on map
  57. Leamore Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  58. All Saints National Academy (5.9km) show on map
  59. Ryecroft School (5.9km) show on map
  60. North Walsall Primary Academy (6.0km) show on map
  61. Sandbank Nursery School (6.1km) show on map
  62. Holly Grove Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  63. Castle School (6.2km) show on map
  64. Phoenix Academy (6.2km) show on map
  65. Hydesville Tower School (6.2km) show on map
  66. Blackwood School (6.2km) show on map
  67. Elmore Green Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  68. Queen Mary's High School (6.2km) show on map
  69. Butts Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  70. Four Oaks Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  71. St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly (6.4km) show on map
  72. Boney Hay Primary Academy (6.4km) show on map
  73. Chuckery Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  74. Walsall College (6.5km) show on map
  75. Manor Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  76. Landywood Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  77. Croft Academy (6.6km) show on map
  78. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall (6.7km) show on map
  79. West Midlands Education and Skills (6.7km) show on map
  80. Jubilee Academy Mossley (6.8km) show on map
  81. Hill West Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  82. Busill Jones Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  83. Maple Hayes Hall School (6.9km) show on map
  84. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School (7.0km) show on map
  85. Blue Coat Church of England Academy (7.0km) show on map
  86. Queen Mary's Grammar School (7.0km) show on map
  87. Anna Seward Primary (7.0km) show on map
  88. Bloxwich Academy (7.1km) show on map
  89. Mary Elliot Academy (7.1km) show on map
  90. The Ladder School (7.1km) show on map
  91. Mayfield Preparatory School (7.1km) show on map
  92. Abbey Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  93. Birchills Church of England Community Academy (7.1km) show on map
  94. Walsall Studio School (7.1km) show on map
  95. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School (7.1km) show on map
  96. Moat Hall Primary Academy (7.2km) show on map
  97. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  98. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  99. Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  100. Emmanuel School (7.4km) show on map
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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