Pioneer Secondary Academy
Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Trust
- SIKH ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Shilain Keshani
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 612
- URN
- 149204
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753662009
About this school
Pioneer Secondary Academy is a Sikh secondary academy in Stoke Poges. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 612 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 93 | 100 | 83 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | 50.0 | 49.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 -0.04 to +0.58 | +0.27 -0.02 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 55% | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 77% | 74.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 66% | 65% | 24.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
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 Secondary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.8 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 522 |
| 2023/24 | 559 |
| 2024/25 | 625 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pioneer Secondary Academy compares
Pioneer Secondary Academy ranked 17th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.8 | 6.1% | 15.3% | 612 | — |
| Wexham School | 39.3 | 9.4% | 30% | 1,212 | 1.4 miles |
| Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy | 38.3 | 7.8% | 40.3% | 863 | 1.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School | 50.1 | 4.8% | 12.2% | 988 | 2.0 miles |
| Baylis Court School | 51.7 | 7.9% | 31.5% | 921 | 2.0 miles |
| Beechwood School | 36 | 12.8% | 41.3% | 838 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.28%
- English as an additional language
- 53%
- Overall absence
- 6.11%
- Persistent absence
- 16.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wexham School1.4 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
St Joseph's Catholic High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Baylis Court School2.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
-
Beechwood School2.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
Common questions
- What year groups does Pioneer Secondary Academy teach?
- Pioneer Secondary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Stoke Poges.
- Who is the headteacher of Pioneer Secondary Academy?
- The headteacher of Pioneer Secondary Academy is Mr Shilain Keshani, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pioneer Secondary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pioneer Secondary Academy, 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 Secondary Academy?
- Pioneer Secondary Academy has 612 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Pioneer Secondary Academy full?
- Pioneer Secondary Academy has capacity for 840 pupils and 612 on roll (73%), so it has space against 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 Secondary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Pioneer Secondary Academy is designated Sikh.
- Is Pioneer Secondary Academy a selective school?
- No. Pioneer Secondary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Pioneer Secondary Academy?
- Pioneer Secondary Academy is part of SIKH ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pioneer Secondary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.6 in 2022/23 and 49.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pioneer Secondary Academy rank locally?
- Pioneer Secondary Academy ranked 17th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pioneer Secondary Academy's absence rate?
- Pioneer Secondary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pioneer Secondary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pioneer Secondary Academy'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 10 July 2026.