Uplands Academy

State-Funded School

uplands-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Sussex WealdConstituency

TN5 6AZPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Uplands Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 699 pupils. Uplands Academy is part of MARK EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37%
EBacc average point score: 3.64

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

699

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 699
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: MARK EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Sept 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.