Shire Oak Academy is a secondary school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/06/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lichfield Road, Walsall, WS9 9PA
Website: http://www.shireoakacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01543452518
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Annabel Stoddart
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136620

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1491
Number of Pupils: 1500
Number of Boys: 766
Number of Girls: 734

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.37 to -0.04
Of the 229 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 227 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.92
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street , Brownhills WS8 6AU 		4out of 4 1,529 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall Wood School
Brownhills Road , Brownhills WS8 7BP 		3out of 4 533 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School
Castlefort Road , Walsall Wood WS9 9JP 		3out of 4 1,008 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Millfield Primary School
Catshill Road , Brownhills WS8 6BN 		3out of 4 1,044 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Brook Lane , Walsall Wood WS9 9NA 		4out of 4 1,102 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Church Street , Clayhanger WS8 7EG 		3out of 4 1,519 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road , Walsall Wood WS9 9PA 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue , Brownhills WS8 7QG 		- not rated 2,513 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Broad Way , High Heath WS4 1BW 		2out of 4 2,535 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakwood School
Druids Walk , Walsall Wood WS9 9JS 		4out of 4 891 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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