Pioneer Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Sikh
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 149204
- Address
- Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, SL2 4QB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 625 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 53%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.8%
Indian 74.1%
Mixed 12.4%
White British 3.2%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other White 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.15
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 82 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 80 |
| Geography | GCSE | 38 |
| History | GCSE | 17 |
| Italian | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Pioneer Secondary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 150
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 77
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 76 45 |
| Year 8 | 127 63 64 |
| Year 9 | 117 56 61 |
| Year 10 | 110 59 51 |
| Year 11 | 88 47 41 |
| Year 12 | 28 22 6 |
| Year 13 | 34 19 15 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 90.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 22.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 62.0% 62.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.4% 3.0% |