Uplands Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Lower High Street
 Wadhurst
 East Sussex TN5 6AZ
Telephone: 01892 782135

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from Uplands Community College
Trust: Mark Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Chris Connor (since October 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Anna Robinson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 44.8 / 10.28
Non-teaching Staff*: 40.99
Number of pupils: 736
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.4
Sex: Mixed (56% boys / 44% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 22.50% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 15.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 6.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 13.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 12.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: East Sussex
Constituency: Wealden
Electoral Ward: Frant and Wadhurst
School Number: 8454038

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th July 2013 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery (0.8km) show on map
  2. Sacred Heart School (1.2km) show on map
  3. The Mount Camphill Community Ltd (2.5km) show on map
  4. Bricklehurst Manor School (3.1km) show on map
  5. Stonegate Church of England Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  6. Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Prim... (5.5km) show on map
  7. Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Control... (5.6km) show on map
  8. Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  9. Frant Church of England Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  10. Mayfield School (7.0km) show on map
  11. Mayfield Church of England Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  12. Burwash CofE School (7.8km) show on map
  13. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  14. Etchingham Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  15. Rotherfield Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  16. Claremont Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  17. The Mead School (9.0km) show on map
  18. Broadwater Down Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  19. Beechwood School (9.2km) show on map
  20. Oakley School (9.3km) show on map
  21. Skinners' Kent Academy (9.5km) show on map
  22. St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (9.5km) show on map
  23. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  24. St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  25. Pembury School (10.1km) show on map
  26. The Wells Free School (10.1km) show on map
  27. Skinners' Temple Grove (10.1km) show on map
  28. Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School (10.4km) show on map
  29. Hurst Green Church of England Primary School ... (10.4km) show on map
  30. Five Ashes CofE Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  31. The Skinners' School (10.7km) show on map
  32. Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Prim... (10.8km) show on map
  33. Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Prim... (10.8km) show on map
  34. Skinners' Kent Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  35. Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (11.0km) show on map
  36. Leigh Academy Horsmonden (11.0km) show on map
  37. Rose Hill School (11.0km) show on map
  38. St John's Church of England Primary School (11.1km) show on map
  39. Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School (11.1km) show on map
  40. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  41. Heathfield Community College (11.2km) show on map
  42. Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (11.2km) show on map
  43. Holmewood House School (11.3km) show on map
  44. Punnetts Town Community Primary and Nursery School (11.3km) show on map
  45. St Gregory's Catholic School (11.4km) show on map
  46. OA Tunbridge Wells (11.4km) show on map
  47. St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Vo... (11.4km) show on map
  48. Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  49. Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (11.5km) show on map
  50. Kent College Pembury (11.5km) show on map
  51. Jarvis Brook Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  52. Ashdown Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  53. Beacon Academy (11.8km) show on map
  54. All Saints' and St Richard's Church of Englan... (11.9km) show on map
  55. Robertsbridge Community College (11.9km) show on map
  56. Broomhill Bank School (11.9km) show on map
  57. Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  58. St Marys Catholic Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  59. Darvell School (12.1km) show on map
  60. Southborough CofE Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  61. Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Prim... (12.2km) show on map
  62. Parkside Community Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  63. Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  64. Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  65. Leigh Academy Mascalls (12.5km) show on map
  66. Langton Green Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  67. Dallington Church of England Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  68. Salehurst Church of England Primary School (12.7km) show on map
  69. Acre Wood Academy (12.8km) show on map
  70. Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided ... (13.0km) show on map
  71. Meadows School (13.0km) show on map
  72. Bethany School (13.1km) show on map
  73. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  74. Colliers Green Church of England Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  75. Leigh Academy Paddock Wood (13.6km) show on map
  76. St John's Church of England Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  77. St Ronan's School (13.7km) show on map
  78. Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Contro... (13.7km) show on map
  79. Capel Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  80. Somerhill (13.9km) show on map
  81. Maynards Green Community Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  82. Cranbrook Church of England Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  83. Fordcombe Church of England Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  84. Weald of Kent Grammar School (14.4km) show on map
  85. Cranbrook School (14.4km) show on map
  86. Netherfield CofE Primary School (14.5km) show on map
  87. Tonbridge Grammar School (14.5km) show on map
  88. Bishop Chavasse Primary School (14.6km) show on map
  89. St Mary's School (14.7km) show on map
  90. Hillview School for Girls (14.8km) show on map
  91. Mountfield Heath School (14.9km) show on map
  92. Royal Rise Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  93. St Michael's Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  94. Nexus Foundation Special School (15.1km) show on map
  95. The Judd School (15.2km) show on map
  96. Bodiam Church of England Primary School (15.2km) show on map
  97. Leigh Academy Tonbridge (15.3km) show on map
  98. Sussex Road Community Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  99. Marlborough House Vinehall School (15.6km) show on map
  100. High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School (15.6km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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