Uplands Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Lower High Street
Wadhurst
East Sussex
TN5 6AZ
Phone 01892782135
Reference Number 148945

General Makeup

Number of pupils 736
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.84%
Girls: 44.16%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 79 74 153
8 74 68 142
9 83 65 148
10 91 58 149
11 66 53 119
12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
13 18 7 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.6%
White, Other 4.2%
Mixed, Other 2%
Unclassified 1.9%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-03-04
Date Report
2025-01-14 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 04 March 2025
2022-09-08 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 08 September 2022

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 58% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 27.85 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.51 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 15.4% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 96 16
Third Preference 63 10
From another Local Authority 103 45

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery
Sparrows Green Road, Sparrow Green, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 6SR
0.48 miles
Sacred Heart School
0.78 miles
Stonegate Church of England Primary School
Station Road, Stonegate, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7EN
2.53 miles
Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School
Steellands Rise, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7DH
3.45 miles
Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Pearse Place, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 8EJ
3.48 miles
Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School
Mark Cross, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 3PJ
3.6 miles
Frant Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Frant, Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex, TN3 9DX
4.11 miles
Mayfield Church of England Primary School
Fletching Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, TN20 6TA
4.33 miles
Burwash CofE School
School Hill, Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7DZ
4.88 miles
Name Distance
Bricklehurst Manor School
Bardown Road, Stonegate, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7EL
1.91 miles
Mayfield School
The Old Palace, Mayfield, TN20 6PH
4.34 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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