Updated: 11:23 AM March 12, 2021 More than 50 pupils and a staff member are in isolation after a student tested positive for the coronavirus. - Credit: Google Images More than 50 pupils and a staff member are in isolation after a student tested positive for the coronavirus. Following a positive Covid-19 test at Thetford Academy, 54 pupils and a teacher – who had been in close contact with the infected student – have been put into isolation. Dan Carter, Principal of The Thetford Academy, said: "A student from The Thetford Academy has tested positive for Covid-19. We have identified anyone who has been in close contact and asked them to self-isolate, in line with government guidance.