Shire Oak Academy
About the school
Shire Oak Academy is an open secondary school in Walsall.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 January 2025
- Published
- 11 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 35
- Walsall
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Walsall
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 25.80%
- Walsall
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 41.80%
- Walsall
- 57.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 3.30%
- Walsall
- 36.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.9
- Walsall
- 3.77
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.68
AAB or better
- School
- 22.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1297
Girls
50.12%
Boys
49.88%
SEN support
12.41%
Education, health and care plan
3.01%
English as an additional language
8.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.88%
Overall absence
15.26
Persistent absence
43.4
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
241
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
114
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
47%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
25%