Uplands Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ
- Distance
- 11.3km away
Heathfield Community College
Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
Local ranking7th of 24 secondary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 23 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 225
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 38.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
38.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
142
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 36.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 262
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1437
- Boys
- 688 (49%)
- Girls
- 728 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (94% full)
- SEND
- 9.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.7%
- EAL
- 2.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 6.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,563/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.1%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- White Irish: 0.3%
90.1%
White British
2.8%
White Other
2.1%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cade Street
Heathfield, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 114587
- UKPRN
- 10002980
- Establishment No.
- 4028
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