This schoolOther secondary schools in East Sussex
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 July 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Uplands Community College, URN 114591
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry314 applications · 166 places offered · 124 named it first
- 2026 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2025 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2024 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.1; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2022 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2016 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- East Sussex median
Dashed bars: as Uplands Community College (URN 114591), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 166 | 314 | 1.9 | 124 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2025 | 154 | 279 | 1.8 | 107 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2024 | 166 | 333 | 2.0 | 146 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2023 | 146 | 309 | 2.1 | 127 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2022 * | 180 | 316 | 1.8 | 151 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2021 * | 157 | 292 | 1.9 | 112 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2020 * | 144 | 258 | 1.8 | 113 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 * | 149 | 286 | 1.9 | 125 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 * | 167 | 286 | 1.7 | 149 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 * | 166 | 261 | 1.6 | 133 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 * | 158 | 288 | 1.8 | 141 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 * | 163 | 279 | 1.7 | 143 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 * | 163 | 279 | 1.7 | 134 | 0.82 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 146 | 46.4 | 52% | 74% | – |
| 2024/25 | 119 | 42.5 | 37% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 135 | 44.4 | 40% | 64% | −0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 139 | 45.3 | 43% | 71% | −0.13 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Uplands AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 9.5 km · KentGood20233.6applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · Kent20265.5applications per place 72.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 11.0 km · KentOutstanding20234.5applications per place 72.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 11.2 km · KentOutstanding20233.9applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · East SussexGood20231.9applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 11.5 km · Kent20263.9applications per place 64.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 11.6 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 11.8 km · East SussexOutstanding20241.6applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 148945 · 845/4038
- Trust
- Mark Education Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils · 699 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2022
- Replaced
- Uplands Community College (URN 114591)
- Address
- Lower High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Wealden
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources