Statutory Requirements
Contact Details
Full contact details for the Unity Pathfinder Douglas Bader Academy can be found on our “Contact Us” page
Permanently Excluded Students
All students between Year 1 and Year 11 who are resident in Norfolk will be admitted to the UET Pathfinder Douglas Bader Academy if they are permanently excluded where capacity allows.
Other Commissioned Placements
Other young people may be admitted to the UET Pathfinder Douglas Bader Academy subject to consent from Parents and the appropriate funding body.
Children Missing Education
Any Child Missing Education will be admitted to the UET Pathfinder Douglas Bader Academy upon receipt of a completed Referral from the NCC Admissions Team or (in the case of young people who have an EHCP) from the relevant Additional Needs Co-ordinator. Referrals are not accepted from other parties.
Medical Needs
Some students with medical needs receive their provision from the UET Pathfinder Douglas Bader Academy but remain on roll with their original school and so are not admitted to the UET Pathfinder Douglas Bader Academy.
For details of Admissions arrangements for excluded children and those who are CME please visit norfolk.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/school-admissions.
SEN Policy
Our SEN policy can be found along with Local Offer within our SEND Info page under our Key Information menu here.
Union Work
23.5 hours taken across our schools for the academic year 24/25
Charging and Remissions Policy
This policy can be found here.
Remote Learning
Remote learning may be offered as part of a pupils curriculum offer; it may also be used on an adhoc basis if classes need to be closed due to illness or as part of a reset for pupils.
Click here to view our E-Safety Policy.
Financial Information
Previous years accounts can be found at the website for the Unity Education Trust.
Attendance
Register of pupils’ admission to school: The registers for UET Pathfinder Douglas Bader Academy are kept by appropriate school staff within each base.
Register of pupils’ attendance : The registers are kept and updated daily by appropriate school staff.
Key Stage 1 and 2
We give pupils the opportunity to sit their Key Stage 2 assessments. Of the 16 year 6 pupils in the summer of 2025, we achieved the following results despite the challenges that the pupils face following permanent exclusion from their primary schools:
- Reading 3/16 = 19%
- Writing 0%
- Maths 3/16=19%
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling 2/16=13%
Key Stage 4
At Key Stage 4, we offer core GCSEs in English, maths, sciences and art as well as functional skills qualifications in English and maths. We have a increasing vocational offer as part of our commitment to ensure pupils have pathways to successful post-16 study. Where pupils have previously excelled in a subject or subjects we do not offer, we will consider that on entry and how best to facilitate to maximise pupil success.
Click here to view outcome data for 2025.
School Performance Tables
As an Alternative Provision Academy we do not currently appear on School Performance Tables
School Curriculum Information
For information about our Curriculum, please click here.
Behaviour Policy
Our behaviour policy can be found here.
Pupil Premium
For full details of our planned expenditure of Pupil Premium Grant please click here.
Sports Premium Statement
School Ethos and Values
A good understanding of the school ethos and values can best be gained by reading our Values, Vision and ethos Statement and our Rewards and Relationships Scheme.
Privacy
Unity Education Trust is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal information. Please refer to our Privacy policies here.