The Pinetree School
Staniforth Road, Thetford, IP24 3LH
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher Designate
- Mrs Katrina Warren
- Sponsor
- Unity Education Trust
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 139665
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01842752756
About this school
The Pinetree School is a special academy in Thetford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 37 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Pinetree School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | 39 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thetford Grammar School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
The Damara School0.6 miles
Special schools · Thetford
-
Compass Community School Eld Park1.0 miles
Special schools · Thetford
-
Culford School7.5 miles
Independent schools · Bury St. Edmunds
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The Albany10.2 miles
Academies · Bury St. Edmunds
Other schools in Thetford
- Compass Community School Eld Park Special schools
- Sheridan House School Special schools
- The Damara School Special schools
- Admirals Academy Primary
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary School Primary
- Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Primary
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Primary
- Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Norwich Road Academy Primary
- Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Pinetree School teach?
- The Pinetree School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Thetford.
- Who is the headteacher designate of The Pinetree School?
- The headteacher designate of The Pinetree School is Mrs Katrina Warren, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Pinetree School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Pinetree School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Pinetree School?
- The Pinetree School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Pinetree School full?
- The Pinetree School has capacity for 40 pupils and 37 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Pinetree School a faith school?
- No. The Pinetree School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Pinetree School?
- The Pinetree School is part of UNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does The Pinetree School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Pinetree School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.