Buckinghamshire
Pioneer Secondary Academy
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 49.8 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 49.8
- Attainment 8
- 74%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.27
- Progress 8
- [-0.02, 0.56]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This school has a Sikh religious character. Admissions may prioritise pupils who meet faith criteria. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) may be required.
Watch-outs
- Faith admissions criteria apply (Sikh). A Supplementary Information Form may be required. Evidence of faith practice may be needed.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Download and review the Supplementary Information Form
- Book an open day or school visit
- Add this school to your shortlist and compare with backup options
Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Buckinghamshire council allocation figures, 2023–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Every on-time applicant was offered a place in 2026. Add your postcode to compare with earlier years.
Why we say “Add your postcode”
- In 2026 Buckinghamshire reports that every on-time applicant was offered a place (Secondary School Allocations - 2 March 2026).
What could change this
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Everyone who applied on time was offered a place, so distance did not decide entry and there is no ring to draw.
Last offer distance
Furthest child offered a place.
Applications and places
Published admission number (PAN) against applications
Not published by the council.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
73% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (Secondary School Allocations - 2 March 2026): Buckinghamshire council allocation figures (spreadsheet)
- 2025 (Secondary school allocations - 3 March 2025): Buckinghamshire council allocation figures (spreadsheet)
- 2024 (Secondary school allocations - 1 March 2024): Buckinghamshire council allocation figures (spreadsheet)
- 2023 (Secondary school allocations - 1 March): Buckinghamshire council allocation figures (spreadsheet)
- Official admissions page: Buckinghamshire. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Every distance the council printed
| Year | Rule or band | Printed | In km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Group A · 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. | 3.181 miles | 5.1 km |
| 2025 | Group B · 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. | 3.962 miles | 6.4 km |
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 128 | 88 | 88 (100%) | 207 |
| September 2025 | 117 | 107 | 88 (82%) | 228 |
| September 2024 | 134 | 69 | 69 (100%) | 170 |
| September 2023 | 116 | 55 | 54 (98%) | 128 |
| September 2022 | 111 | 41 | 41 (100%) | 131 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Buckinghamshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2023-24 tables | 33 | Not published | Not published | 6.1% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 83 | 49.8 | — | 73.5% | 24.1% | 4.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 100 | 50.0 | +0.27 | 76.0% | 65.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 93 | 45.6 | +0.27 | 65.0% | 66.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 149204 |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | Shilain Keshani |
| Trust | SIKH ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Sikh |
| Postcode | SL2 4QB |
| Latest pupils | 83 |
| FSM eligible | 11.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, SL2 4QB
www.pioneersecondaryacademy.comView local authority page1753662009| DfE number | 4015 |
| UKPRN | 10090698 |
| Opened | 1 May 2022 |
| GIAS updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 3 Nov 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 24 Sept 2024 |
| Publication date | 3 Nov 2024 |