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Pioneer TEC

Special · ages 11-18MixedIndependent4 pupilsPrestonLancashire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places8 spare4 pupils, 12 places
Pupils on roll4Census January 2024

Pioneer TEC is an independent special school in Preston for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 4 pupils and room for 12.

Phoenix Park, Wallend Road, Ashton on Ribble, Preston, PR2 2HW0750 252 5108pioneertec.co.ukMrs Simona Furdui headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2024

1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll4Census January 2024
Places1233% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%4 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls4 / 0
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025202420232022
Pupils on roll41045
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%25%40%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%0%75%60%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate114 per 1,000 people25% higher than the England average
Typical house price£200,000Preston
Nearest bus stop740 mMakro, 0 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy990 m226Report card 202631Compare
Lea Community Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles290No overall grade 202519Compare
Royal Cross Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles34Not inspected–Compare
Ashton Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles194Report card 20266Compare
Penwortham Priory AcademyAcademy1.1 miles745Good 202032Compare
Ashton Community Science CollegeCouncil1.1 miles837Good 202348Compare
Penwortham Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles201Report card 202616Compare
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.2 miles282Good 202375Compare
All schools in LancashireAll schools in PrestonBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Pioneer TEC a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Pioneer TEC yet.

How many pupils does Pioneer TEC have?

4 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 12 places, so it is 33% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Phoenix Park, Wallend Road, Ashton on Ribble, Preston, PR2 2HW
Telephone
0750 252 5108
Website
www.pioneertec.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Simona Furdui
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-18
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward
Lea & Larches
Constituency
Preston
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
28 January 2021 (new provision)
URN
148056 · LAESTAB 8886123 · UKPRN 10090079
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from