Uckfield College
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · East Sussex
Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.4%
26.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,671
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,696 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
256 of 325 families who put it first got an offer
266
Places offered
535
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 325 | 256 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 156 | 7 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 535 | 266 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sara Marshallsay
- Address
- Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
- Phone
- 01825764844
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Uckfield East · East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 114590
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,671 pupils · 1,696 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
05 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,349 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.37 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.36 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 238 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 118 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 237 | 22% | 51% | 76% | |
| English Language | 236 | 20% | 58% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 208 | 22% | 64% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 166 | 4% | 38% | 68% | |
| Geography | 136 | 22% | 52% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 105 | 24% | 75% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 100 | 19% | 50% | 70% | |
| History | 78 | 26% | 56% | 74% | |
| French | 55 | 22% | 40% | 58% | |
| Biology | 54 | 59% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 54 | 65% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 56% | 93% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | 14% | 51% | 81% | |
| Business Studies | 24 | 0% | 13% | 58% | |
| Geography | 22 | 0% | 23% | 41% | |
| Physics | 20 | 5% | 35% | 70% | |
| Economics | 20 | 5% | 5% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 0% | 11% | 39% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 29% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 0% | 19% | 63% | |
| Film Studies | 15 | 7% | 13% | 60% | |
| History | 13 | 8% | 8% | 46% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 8% | 17% | 42% | |
| Fine Art | 11 | 27% | 45% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15039: Uckfield College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 52% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through East Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.