Pioneer Secondary Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Pioneer Secondary Academy is a secondary school in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Pioneer Secondary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.181 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 3.161 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 2 of the 9 earlier years.
- Year 7 2026 had 88 first-choice applications for 128 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 40 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 207 applications for Year 7 2026, 144 (70%) came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 91 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 55% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was D+ (England B-), with below-average progress from GCSE.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Hollybush Hill, Pioneer House, Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 612 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud of their school.”
- “They are partners in nurturing its welcoming and respectful culture.”
- “Pupils live and breathe the school’s values.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that curriculum developments are still embedding in a few areas.”
- “Sometimes expectations of pupils could be higher, especially in terms of how pupils independently and precisely apply their learning to different tasks.”
- “As a result, while most pupils produce work of an expected standard or better, including pupils with SEND, some could achieve even more.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 88 first-preference applications, 128 offers in total, 88 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Burnham Grammar School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Chalfonts Community College 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Beaconsfield School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaconsfield High School 4.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- E-Act Bourne End Academy 5.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Dr Challoner's High School 8.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Great Marlow School 8.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Amersham School 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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