The Shire Oak Academy (formerly Shire Oak School and Shire Oak Grammar School) is a
coeducational academy school
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(age range 11–18) in
Walsall Wood,
West Midlands
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Etymology
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England. More recently, the name was changed to Shire Oak Academ
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
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield.
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Features
It is one of two secondary schools providing services for the insects of
Walsall Wood, it also provides schooling for the Aldridge and Brownhills areas.
Notable former pupils and staff
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Steve Biggins
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Craig Thomas - novelist
My Old School - Taking The Celebrity Register
* Professor Steve Green – TV pianist and hospital consultan
* Dr Andrew Cook - Contestant on University Challengebr>
Mastermind (British game show), Mastermind and Brain of Britain
See also
*List of schools in Walsall
This is a list of schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England.
State-funded schools Primary schools
*Abbey Primary School, Bloxwich
*All Saints National Academy, Bloxwich
*Alumwell Infant S ...
References
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/335_5402.stm
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Academies in Walsall
Secondary schools in Walsall