Pioneer Secondary Academy

Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB

Local ranking17th of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire

Ofsted: Strong

Secondary

Phase

840

Capacity

11-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Khalsa Secondary Academy (URN 139897) since 30 April 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership & management: Good
Sixth form provision: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 49.8 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 55.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 74.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 24.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.2 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 83

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 97.0%
Continued in education: 94.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 3.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 68.0%
Higher education: 42.0%
Apprenticeships: 0.0%
Employment: 18.0%
Not sustained: 13.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

D+

Avg A-Level Grade

24.1

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

26.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 0.0% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 23.3
16-18 Cohort: 64

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 625
Boys: 342 (55%)
Girls: 283 (45%)
Capacity: 840 (74% full)
SEND: 7.7%
FSM Eligible: 15.3%
EAL: 53.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.9%
SEN Support: 5.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 35.7
Budget per Pupil: £5,882/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 16.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Sikh
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Asian Indian: 75.2%
Mixed Other: 9.3%
White British: 3.3%
Asian Pakistani: 3.3%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
Asian Other: 2.8%
Other: 1.8%
White Other: 0.8%

75.2%

Asian Indian

9.3%

Mixed Other

3.3%

White British

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01753662009

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Hollybush Hill

Stoke Poges, South East

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Administrative

URN: 149204
UKPRN: 10090698
Establishment No.: 4015
Trust: SIKH ACADEMIES TRUST

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