Pioneer Secondary Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/09/2024
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
16.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
612
Capacity used
Has space73%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
88 of 107 families who put it first got an offer
117
Places offered
228
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 107 | 88 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 29 | 15 | ● 52% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 4 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 60 | 10 | ● 17% |
| Total | 228 | 117 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 150 applications came from outside the council area (77 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
All applicants offered.
September 2025 entry
5.12 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
Group A (allocations on the basis of faith): All applications offered under rule 2 (Siblings), Rule 3 (RQ Questionnaire, with scores of 15) and some offered under Rule 3 (RQ Questionnaire, with scores of 13) to a distance of 3.181 miles. Group B (allocations without reference to faith): All applications offered under Rule 2 (siblings) and some applicants offered under Rule 3 (distance) to 3.962 miles.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Shilain Keshani
- Address
- Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB
- Phone
- 01753662009
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Farnhams & Stoke Poges · Beaconsfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149204
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 58% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SIKH ACADEMIES TRUST
612 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 September 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 582 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 83 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.14 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 19 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 82 | 22% | 60% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 82 | 10% | 44% | 73% | |
| English Language | 82 | 18% | 57% | 76% | |
| Religious Studies | 80 | 39% | 65% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 80 | 18% | 73% | 83% | |
| Business | 54 | 31% | 70% | 87% | |
| Geography | 38 | 8% | 29% | 50% | |
| Punjabi | 34 | 41% | 74% | 82% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 25% | 38% | 50% | |
| Computer Science | 24 | 21% | 58% | 67% | |
| History | 17 | 29% | 59% | 71% | |
| Spanish | 10 | 20% | 40% | 90% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 10% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Punjabi | 7 | 86% | 100% | 100% | |
| Economics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.