Pioneer House High School
200 Yewtree Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0FF
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Adele Cox
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Prospere Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 142893
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612418100
About this school
Pioneer House High School is a special academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 170 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 24 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 0.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pioneer House High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.83%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.94%
- Persistent absence
- 29.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakbrook School0.9 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Manchester Secondary PRU1.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chorlton
-
The Watkin Centre1.0 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Southern Cross School1.1 miles
Academies · Manchester
-
Lancasterian School1.4 miles
Special schools · Manchester
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Common questions
- What year groups does Pioneer House High School teach?
- Pioneer House High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Pioneer House High School?
- The headteacher of Pioneer House High School is Mrs Adele Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pioneer House High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pioneer House High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Pioneer House High School?
- Pioneer House High School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Pioneer House High School full?
- Pioneer House High School has capacity for 170 pupils and 170 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pioneer House High School a faith school?
- No. Pioneer House High School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Pioneer House High School?
- Pioneer House High School is part of PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Pioneer House High School's absence rate?
- Pioneer House High School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pioneer House High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pioneer House High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.