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
- 522 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.1%
- Girls
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 63.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.2%
Indian 80.8%
Mixed 3.6%
Unclassified 3.6%
Pakistani 3.1%
White British 2.9%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 2.3%
Other White 0.8%
African 0.2%
Chinese 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 | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 100 51 49 |
| Year 8 | 105 56 49 |
| Year 9 | 81 45 36 |
| Year 10 | 101 59 42 |
| Year 11 | 93 54 39 |
| Year 13 | 42 28 14 |
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