Pioneer Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 559 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 57.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.6%
Indian 74.2%
Mixed 12%
Unclassified 3.8%
White British 3.6%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other Asian 2%
Other 1.3%
Other White 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.6
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.27
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 8 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Pioneer Secondary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 118
Offers
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 75
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 59 59 |
| Year 8 | 105 52 53 |
| Year 9 | 107 57 50 |
| Year 10 | 85 47 38 |
| Year 11 | 104 60 44 |
| Year 12 | 40 22 18 |