Shire Oak Academy is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Walsall for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base has 10 places with special educational needs.
- Ages 11–18
- 1,149 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 10 places, 10 pupils
- Pupils
- 1,149
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Everett (Principal)
- Part of
- The Mercian Trust
- Council
- Walsall
- School reference (URN)
- 136620
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Walsall council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Special measures. Graded by area, January 2025
Ofsted has placed this school in special measures.
Inspected in January 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationInadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9PA
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Oakwood School Special school · Ages 3–15 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.6 miles
- Ogley Hay Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–5 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.8 miles
- Leighswood School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 1.7 miles
By need in Walsall: Speech and language (12) · Autism (10) · SEMH (6) · Severe learning (4) · Hearing (3) · Physical (3) · Moderate learning (2) · Dyslexia and SpLD (2) · Vision (2)
Questions about Shire Oak Academy
How do I get a place in Shire Oak Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What ages does Shire Oak Academy take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is Shire Oak Academy’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is Shire Oak Academy?
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9PA, in Walsall.
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