OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 September 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
11 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Bexley
Trust
THE PIONEER ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
210
199 full-time ·
11 part-time
Female pupils
103
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
107
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.8 pts
below England
School
1.0%
Bexley
20.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Bexley
22.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bexley
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.5%
169
White and Asian
3.8%
8
Any other White background
2.9%
6
Chinese
2.9%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
5
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
9.5%
20 of
210 pupils
11.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.1 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
2.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.25 pts
lower than
England
School
2.96%
Bexley
6.12%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
1.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.19 pts
lower than
England
School
1.63%
Bexley
15.72%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Bexley
1.68%
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
116.7%
28.5 pts
above England
Chatsworth Infant School
116.7%
Bexley
86.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.