Secondary
The Pinetree School
Staniforth Road, Thetford, IP24 3LH
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 37 of 40 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.9
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 9.4
- Pupils per adult
- 3.6
- Pupils
- 34
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Staniforth Road, Thetford, IP24 3LH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Norfolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher Designate
- Katrina Warren
- Address
- Staniforth Road, Thetford, IP24 3LH
- Telephone
- 01842752756