Shire Oak School

Shire Oak School
Location West Midlands
England
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website www.shire-oak.walsall.sch.uk

The Shire Oak School is a coeducational comprehensive 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]

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Features

It is one of two secondary schools providing services for the pupils of Brownhills, although it is in the adjacent town of Walsall Wood.[2]

Threat of closure

In the late 1980s, it was faced with the threat of closure, but remained open following a campaign by the local community.[3]

Notable alumni and staff

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. 1974-01-25. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36209. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  2. ^ "School location". Shire-oak.walsall.sch.uk. http://www.shire-oak.walsall.sch.uk/location.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  3. ^ "Those were the days". Expressandstar.com. http://www.expressandstar.com/days/1976-2000/1989.html. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  4. ^ My Old School - Taking The Celebrity Register
  5. ^ "icLiverpool - Flying doctor saves baby girl using flat lemonade". Icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk. 2005-11-02. http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=16321476&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=flying-doctor-saves-baby-girl-using-flat-lemonade-name_page.html. Retrieved 2011-10-10.