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Uplands Academy

Lower High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ

Local ranking14th of 24 secondary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1000

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Uplands Community College (URN 114591) since 1 March 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
42.5 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
37.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
69.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
43.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.6 nat4.1
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

nat 35.0

30.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

25

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
15.4% nat17.5%
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% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.8% nat15.8%

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
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  • White British: 89.3%
  • White Other: 4.3%
  • Mixed Other: 2.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
  • Other: 0.7%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%

89.3%

White British

4.3%

White Other

2.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01892782135
office@uplandscc.com
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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

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