OFSTED
1 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
THE PIONEER ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
394
394 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
188
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
206
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.2 pts
above England
School
49.0%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
22.3 pts
above England
School
42.6%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
26.9%
106
White British
11.7%
46
Any other Mixed background
9.1%
36
Any other Asian background
7.4%
29
Any other White background
7.4%
29
Caribbean
6.6%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.4%
100 of
394 pupils
4.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Reading
0.8 pts below England
School
73.0%
Croydon
76.3%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Croydon
75.0%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Maths
6.0 pts below England
School
66.0%
Croydon
76.3%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.58 pts
higher than
England
School
10.79%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.88 pts
higher than
England
School
35.69%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.97%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.16 pts
higher than
England
School
3.97%
Croydon
2.11%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.8%
5.6 pts
above England
Broadmead Primary School
93.8%
Croydon
83.9%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.