Shire Oak Academy
Secondary school in Walsall. No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Jan 2025). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 11 May 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around January 2029
The last inspection was in January 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
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- 2.4 milesErasmus Darwin Academy
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- 2.5 milesSt Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Report card, Mar 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected
- 2.6 milesAldridge School - A Science College
School remains Good (May 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.