--- title: "The Pioneer Academy: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-pioneer-academy-keston-743235 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 --- # The Pioneer Academy: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Pioneer Academy (Companies House 07691324, Keston) 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 10 March 2025 (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: 10 March 2025 - Also known as: Ightham Primary School; Moulsecoomb Primary School; Belvedere Infant School; Belvedere Junior School; Broadmead Primary School; Burnt Oak Junior School; Chatsworth Infant School; Churchwood Primary School; Coombe Road Primary School; Downe Primary School - Industry: Education - Town: KESTON - Registered address: The Pioneer Academy, 6b Gladstone Road, Farnborough, Kent, United Kingdom, BR6 7EA - Companies House number: 07691324 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07691324) - Website: https://thepioneeracademy.co.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/the-pioneer-academy-keston-743235 ## Where this sponsor sits - 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 11 Jun 2026: Director resigned: ADESINA, Adeyinka. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 5 Jan 2026: New secretary appointed: SPENCE, Emma. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Jan 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. - 4 Jan 2026: Secretary resigned: SLADE, Anne. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Jan 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. - 25 Sep 2025: New director appointed: HITCHENS, Carole. Director change recorded on 25 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2025: Director resigned: SHARRON, Simon Jon. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. 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 (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Youth Worker · B357PR · £10,763 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/youth-worker/57497698 - Project Support Assistant · B357PR · £25,878–£27,477 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/project-support-assistant/57487081 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 The Pioneer Academy ### Is The Pioneer Academy a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Pioneer Academy in KESTON is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Pioneer Academy sponsor? The Pioneer Academy is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Pioneer Academy based? The register lists The Pioneer Academy at The Pioneer Academy, 6b Gladstone Road, Farnborough, Kent, United Kingdom, BR6 7EA. 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 07691324. 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/the-pioneer-academy-keston-743235 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-pioneer-academy-keston-743235.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.