Uplands Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Sussex
Lower High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
24.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
699
Capacity used
Has space70%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
107 of 107 families who put it first got an offer
154
Places offered
279
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 107 | 107 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 96 | 16 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 63 | 10 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences | 13 | 2 | ● 15% |
| Total | 279 | 135 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 103 applications came from outside the council area (45 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Zoe James
- Address
- Lower High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ
- Phone
- 01892782135
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Frant & Wadhurst · Sussex Weald
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 148945
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MARK EDUCATION TRUST
699 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 741 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 44.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.84 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 119 | — |
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 | 27.85 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 25 | — |
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 | 116 | 8% | 44% | 76% | |
| English Language | 116 | 12% | 59% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 115 | 13% | 59% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 86 | 0% | 14% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 67 | 28% | 75% | 93% | |
| History | 63 | 13% | 38% | 59% | |
| Geography | 47 | 6% | 32% | 55% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 17% | 51% | 86% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 31 | 0% | 13% | 23% | |
| Biology | 29 | 31% | 59% | 90% | |
| Physics | 29 | 17% | 48% | 76% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 24% | 66% | 90% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 6% | 41% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 14% | 29% | 71% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15723: Uplands Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 48% | — | — |
| 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.