--- title: "Pioneer Educational Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/pioneer-educational-trust-slough-724596 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Pioneer Educational Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Pioneer Educational Trust (trading as Upton; Companies House 07462530; Slough) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 4 October 2018 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 October 2018 - Trading as: Upton - Also known as: Foxborough Primary School; Trevelyan Middle School; Upton Court Grammar School; Desborough College - Industry: Education - Town: Slough - Registered address: Upton Court Grammar School, Lascelles Road, Slough, SL3 7PR - Companies House number: 07462530 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07462530) - Website: https://www.uptoncourtgrammar.org.uk - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/pioneer-educational-trust-slough-724596 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 862 licensed sponsors in Slough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/slough - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 36 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Sep 2026: New director appointed: AL-SHAMARY, Haider Mohamad. Director change recorded on 21 Sep 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Sep 2026: New director appointed: MCCORMAC, Stephen Edward, Dr. Director change recorded on 21 Sep 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2026: Director resigned: HEGARTY, Lucy. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Oct 2025: Director resigned: LE POIDEVIN, Andrew. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Oct 2025: New director appointed: FAS, Katherine. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Oct 2025: New director appointed: SCHWITZER, Edward Reza. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Oct 2025: New director appointed: MOHAN, Sandeep. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Oct 2025: New director appointed: FRENCH, Paul Kenneth. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SPINKS, Antonia. Director change recorded on 26 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Apr 2025: Secretary resigned: SARLL, Sarah Isobelle. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Apr 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: JANSEN, Daniel. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Apr 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Mar 2025: New secretary appointed: GIBBONS, Vivien Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Mar 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Feb 2025: Director resigned: KHAN, Murtaza Haider. Director change recorded on 3 Feb 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Feb 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Feb 2025. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: ROPER, Mark Andrew. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Mar 2024: New director appointed: RODDY, Steve. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Oct 2023: New director appointed: GALLOWAY, Joanne Claire. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: NEIGHBOUR, Edward Jonathan. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Jul 2023: Director resigned: WILCOCKSON, Ruth. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Dec 2022: New director appointed: WILCOCKSON, Ruth. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Nov 2021: Director resigned: BADHAN, Sanjit. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 4 Feb 2021: New director appointed: KHAN, Murtaza Haider. Director change recorded on 4 Feb 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Sep 2020: New director appointed: YANAMBAKKAM, Mahesh. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Sep 2020: Director resigned: GILL, Kam. Director change recorded on 8 Sep 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 Jul 2020: New director appointed: VEERAN, Shirin. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 11 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Assistant Cook · Datchet, Slough · £20,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5883634445?se=Ysy6zPS78RGsapmCK03uFQ&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=FAFD8A2FBAB2C8C5CCBC8EFB76CF96A68ED19A33 A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Pioneer Educational Trust ### Is Pioneer Educational Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Pioneer Educational Trust in Slough is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Pioneer Educational Trust sponsor? Pioneer Educational Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Pioneer Educational Trust based? The register lists Pioneer Educational Trust at Upton Court Grammar School, Lascelles Road, Slough, SL3 7PR. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 07462530. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/pioneer-educational-trust-slough-724596 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/pioneer-educational-trust-slough-724596.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.