Uplands Community College, Wadhurst

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Uplands Community College

Lower High Street, Wadhurst TN5 6AZ

https://www.uplandscc.com/

Uplands Community College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (East Sussex). It has about 790 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2017 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Admissions, Representation, Finances and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Sixth form, Destinations and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
5.9		Skinners' Kent Academy
6.6		The Skinners' School
6.8		Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
7.0		Heathfield Community College
7.0		Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
7.1		St Gregory's Catholic School
7.1		Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
7.3		Beacon Academy
7.4		Robertsbridge Community College
7.8		Mascalls Academy
8.6		High Weald Academy
8.9		Weald of Kent Grammar School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very low.

Attainment: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are poor. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Progress: About average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is below average, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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