Headteacher’s Welcome

Thank you for taking time to look at our website. Whether you are a prospective or current pupil, a parent/carer, a member of staff, or are just interested in what we do and how we work, we hope you will find the information here both useful and helpful.

The school is part of Unity Education Trust, a Multi-Academy trust sponsoring mainstream, special and alternative provision academies from ages 3 to 19 in Norfolk since March 2017. Pinetree school is a co-educational school for 40 pupils KS3 & 4 from Y7-11 It is for pupils whose primary SEN is clearly identified as SEMH and have an EHCP. It prioritises places for those pupils who do not have a current long-term school place (PEX/CME).

The school is situated in the town of Thetford on the Norfolk-Suffolk border and as such, the school the school commissions places from both counties. Pinetree aims to give consistency by offering education until the end of KS4. However, if a pupil is identified as being able to reintegrate back into a mainstream school, Pinetree will work with the pupil, family and onward school to ensure the right support is in place in order for a smooth and successful transition to take place.