Admissions
Admission for Year 7 September 2026
To apply for a place in Year 7 in September 2026 at Pioneer Secondary Academy you need to express a preference for Pioneer Secondary Academy on a Comman Application Form (CAF) through the coordinated admissions scheme managed by your home Local Authority. If you live in any of the boroughs below, a link is provided for you below, selecting Pioneer Secondary Academy under the school preferences section.
If you live in Buckinghamshire, you will need to apply here
If you live in Slough, you will need to apply here
If you live in Hillingdon, you will need to apply here
If you live in Hounslow, you will need to apply here
If you live in Southall, you will need to apply here
At Pioneer Secondary Academy, we value diversity and encourage religious leaders from all faiths in shared learning.
Whilst Pioneer Secondary Academy is a Sikh faith school, we provide an environment for those that wish to follow any faith as well as those that do not have a faith. Facilities are provided for those pupils that wish to participate in prayers linked with their faith.
Out of borough admissions
If you live outside the areas listed above, you will need to apply via your home Local Authority or Borough (where you pay your Council Tax) and apply via their Borough’s website. You will need to express a preference for Pioneer Secondary Academy on your application form.
In-year and Sixth Form admissions
Please complete the Form above, if you would like your child to be admitted in any other year group other than Year 7.
All applications will be treated in accordance with our admissions policy.
Transport via NPC Coaches information
Please access the direct link for further information on our coach service to and from school. This service is handled by a third party organisation. https://np-coaches.co.uk/pioneer-secondary-academy/
If you have any queries regarding admissions for our school, please contact us:
Tel: 01753 662 009
Email: office@psa-bucks.com
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Appeal Dates & Information Academic year 2026/2027
If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, you are entitled to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code, the admission authority and all appeal panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online. Online appeals have the advantage of being heard from your home or place of work. No longer do you have to travel to a hearing.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. Booklet Link
For 6th form appeals an Appeal form can be downloaded on this link
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form (photos of your child will not be accepted). You MUST state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you give the grounds of your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but a separate form must be completed for each school you wish to appeal for. If you are appealing for more than one child, a separate form must be completed for each child and use a different email address.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email : clerk@educationappeals.com
Information and a timetable for Summer Transfer appeals will appear on this website before 28 February 2027.
The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals is as follows: –
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The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals |
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Last day for lodging appeal forms |
20 School days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place. |
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Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel |
This will be EMAILED at least 10 school days before the hearing unless you have opted on the appeal form for a shorter notice period.
All in-year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged. |
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Closing date for any additional supporting evidence |
Up to 12 noon on FIVE school days before your hearing you can upload additional documents to your online appeal folder. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. |
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Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel |
Due to the high number of appeals, an email is sent a few working days after your hearing with the decision of the panel. This is followed up around 20 school days later with a further emailed letter outlining the panels’ reasons. |
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The timetable for 6th form appeals |
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Last day for lodging appeal forms |
31 August 2026. For 6th form appeals only, the appeal form can be completed by a student or parent. An Appeal form can be downloaded on this link |
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Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel |
In order to facilitate a hearing as soon as possible, an email will be sent at very short notice. However, if a student or parent wishes to have 10 school days notice, this needs to be indicated on the appeal form. |
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Date(s) of hearings |
Late August/September 2026. |