Pioneer Secondary Academy, Stoke Poges

In its own words: "The Department for Education introduced a statutory duty for schools to promote British Values and to ensure they are actively promoted and adhered to in schools."

In 2026, pupils at Pioneer Secondary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 55 in Buckinghamshire and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 61% in Buckinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.27: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45.8, against 55.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 88 families put Pioneer Secondary Academy as their first choice and 207 named it as one of their preferences, for 128 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Pioneer Secondary Academy are Wexham School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6); Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.2); St Joseph's Catholic High School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54); and Baylis Court School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.2).

Pioneer Secondary Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Pioneer Secondary Academy is one of 2 schools run by Sikh Academies Trust, an academy trust.

107 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Pioneer Secondary Academy (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).

Of the 100 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 48.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (4.9%) received SEN support and 16 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Slough Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Khalsa Secondary Academy (adjacent), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 20 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).

In 2024/25, Pioneer Secondary Academy issued 54 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Pioneer Secondary Academy are The Stoke Poges School (0.5 miles), Fulmer Infant School (1.3 miles), Wexham Court Primary School (1.6 miles) and St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.