OFSTED
9 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Bromley
Trust
THE PIONEER ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
663
663 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
324
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
339
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.7 pts
below England
School
15.1%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.7 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.4%
374
Any other White background
15.2%
101
Any other Mixed background
6.2%
41
White and Asian
3.8%
25
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
25
Any other Asian background
2.9%
19
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
20.5%
136 of
663 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 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
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Bromley
77.6%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Bromley
75.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
Bromley
75.8%
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
5.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
5.15%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.88%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.94 pts
lower than
England
School
11.88%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.12 pts
lower than
England
School
0.69%
Bromley
1.45%
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
95.0%
6.8 pts
above England
Red Hill Primary School
95.0%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.