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Pioneer Secondary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Stoke Poges SL2 4QB · pioneersecondaryacademy.com · 01753 662009
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 612
- 73% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- First language not English
- 48.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sikh Academies Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 88 families put the school first and 128 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 128 | 88 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 107 | 0.9 | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 134 | 69 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 116 | 55 | 0.5 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 111 | 41 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.8, and 55.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.17 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139897)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49 | +7.1 |
| Sixth form college | 11 | +8.8 |
| Further education | 33 | −18.6 |
| Other education | 1 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 students | D+ (24.1) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 19 students | D+ (24.1) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 26 students | Merit- (23.3) | Below average -0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36 | D (18.4) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 42.1 | −6.5 |
| Further education | 7.9 | +5.1 |
| Employment | 18.4 | +4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.2 | +7.5 |
| Activity not captured | 18.4 | +4.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Pioneer Secondary Academy on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139897), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139897)
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139897)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139897)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 107
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (10%) with SEND