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The Pioneers Academy

URN
150101
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Pioneers Academy
URN
150101
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Girls
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

65 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Admissions

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
School website
https://www.thepioneersacademy.com/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

B6 5UH - Sycamore Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Sycamore Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B6 5UH
Phone
1215721447
Website
https://www.thepioneersacademy.com/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Wisdom Academy4 mNot applicableOpen
    Manor Park Primary Academy94 mPrimaryOpen
    Manor Park Primary School94 mPrimaryClosed
    King Edward VI Aston School480 mSecondaryOpen
    King Edward VI Aston School480 mSecondaryClosed
    Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)720 mPrimaryOpen
    Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)720 mPrimaryClosed
    Aston Tower Community Primary School741 mPrimaryOpen
    Aston Tower Community Primary School741 mPrimaryClosed
    Kajans Hospitality & Catering Studio College - Khcsc804 mSecondaryClosed
    • The Wisdom Academy
      Distance
      4 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Manor Park Primary Academy
      Distance
      94 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Manor Park Primary School
      Distance
      94 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • King Edward VI Aston School
      Distance
      480 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Birmingham)

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    Al Huda Girls' SchoolNot applicableB8 1RDClosed
    Al-Ameen Primary SchoolNot applicableB11 2JROpen
    • Abbey College
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Academy Al-Ansaar
      Phase
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      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Accelerated Tutorial School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      B15 3SW
      Status
      Closed
    • Al Huda Girls' School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      B8 1RD
      Status
      Closed
    • Al-Ameen Primary School
    King Edward VI Aston School
    Distance
    480 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)
    Distance
    720 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)
    Distance
    720 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Aston Tower Community Primary School
    Distance
    741 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Aston Tower Community Primary School
    Distance
    741 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kajans Hospitality & Catering Studio College - Khcsc
    Distance
    804 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B11 2JR
    Status
    Open