Uplands Academy

Lower High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ

Local ranking13th of 26 secondary schools in East Sussex

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1000

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 42.5
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 37.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 69.7%
Entering EBacc: 43.7%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Cohort Size: 119

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 94.0%
Continued in education: 87.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 5.0%
Not sustained: 4.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 72.0%
Higher education: 8.0%
Apprenticeships: 8.0%
Employment: 50.0%
Not sustained: 19.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C-

Avg A-Level Grade

27.9

Avg Points/Entry

30.5

Best 3 A-Levels

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 15.4%
Applied General Avg Points: 28.7
16-18 Cohort: 26

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 736
Boys: 411 (56%)
Girls: 325 (44%)
Capacity: 1000 (74% full)
SEND: 17.8%
FSM Eligible: 23.1%
EAL: 3.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.1%
SEN Support: 14.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 45.1
Budget per Pupil: £8,190/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.0%
Persistent Absence: 24.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

2024-25

White British: 85.2%
White Other: 4.1%
Other: 4.1%
Mixed Other: 2.0%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
Black Caribbean: 0.7%

85.2%

White British

4.1%

White Other

4.1%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01892782135

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Lower High Street

Wadhurst, South East

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Administrative

URN: 148945
UKPRN: 10090062
Establishment No.: 4038
Trust: MARK EDUCATION TRUST