Shire Oak Academy
Academy in Brownhills, West Midlands, England
52°38′09″N 1°55′14″W / 52.6358°N 1.9206°W / 52.6358; -1.9206The 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]
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.[2]
Notable former pupils and staff
- Steve Biggins - footballer
- Craig Thomas - novelist[3]
- Steve Green – TV pianist and hospital consultant [2],[3]
- Andrew Cook - Contestant on University Challenge,[4] Mastermind and Brain of Britain
See also
References
- ^ "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
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/335_5402.stm
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