Shire Oak Academy

State-Funded School

shire-oak-academy-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Aldridge-BrownhillsConstituency

WS9 9PAPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Shire Oak Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

It currently serves 1,149 pupils. Shire Oak Academy is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.8%
EBacc average point score: 2.9

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,149

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,149
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE MERCIAN TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 May 2025	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Not judged
26 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
16 Jul 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.