Shire Oak Academy

School Name: Shire Oak Academy
Address: Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood
Town/City: Walsall
County: West Midlands
Postcode: WS9 9PA
Telephone Number: 01543 452518
Website: http://www.shireoakacademy.co.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: The Mercian Trust

Principal: Mr Matthew Everett
Capacity: 1491
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1149 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 77% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 44.8%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty

URN: 136620
DfE Number: 335/5402
UKPRN: 10033334
UPRN: 100071554617
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Walsall (E08000030)
Constituency: Aldridge-Brownhills (E14001064)
Electoral Ward: Aldridge North & Walsall Wood (E05016434)

Easting & Northing: 405431E, 304138N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 38' 8.17" N 1° 55' 15.78" W
Plus Code: 9C4WJ3PH+6H

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1. Walsall Wood School (0.5km)
2. Oakwood School (0.8km)
3. Castlefort Academy (0.9km)
4. Millfield Primary School (1.0km)
5. St John's Church of England Primary School (1.0km)
6. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (1.4km)
7. Ogley Hay Nursery School (1.4km)
8. St James Academy (1.5km)
9. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (1.9km)
10. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy (1.9km)

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