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# Pioneer Secondary Academy

Pioneer Secondary Academy is a secondary free school in Stoke Poges, United Kingdom with 612 pupils, part of Sikh Academies Trust. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher of Personal development (closes 11 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Shilain Keshani
- **Trust or group:** Sikh Academies Trust
- **Type:** Free school, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 612 pupils · 47% girls · 11.3% eligible for free school meals · 48.2% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 30 (4.9%) on SEN support · 16 (2.6%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Buckinghamshire
- **Location:** Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01753662009
- **Visa sponsorship:** Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Sikh Academies Trust. — Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
- **Website:** [pioneersecondaryacademy.com](https://www.pioneersecondaryacademy.com/)
- **Register number:** URN 149204 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149204))

## Vacancies (1)

- [Teacher of Personal development](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0701tyae2up-teacher-of-personal-development) · Salary £34,398 to £52,490 a year · Closes 11 Nov · Full time · Pioneer Secondary Academy, part of the Sikh Academies Trust, is a vibrant and inclusive Sikh ethos school rooted in the values of Respect, Aspiration, Integrity, Seva, and…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 54.2 | 59.1% |
| 2024/25 | 49.8 | 55.4% |
| 2023/24 | 50.0 | 55.0% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 31.7 | 19.3 | – | 0 | £56,010 |
| 2024/25 | 35.7 | 17.5 | 25% | 0 | £51,880 |
| 2023/24 | 32.2 | 17.4 | 38% | 0 | £51,446 |
| 2022/23 | 37.0 | 14.1 | 37% | 0 | £47,955 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 5.9% | 2.1% | 18.0% | 3.3% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 1.9% | 17.1% | 1.2% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 2.8% | 17.9% | 2.2% |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 2.4% | 19.2% | 1.6% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

## Hiring history

5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 5 teaching. Most often advertised: Teacher of Science (2), Exam Officer, Teacher of Art. Last advertised September 2026.

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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