Uplands Academy
About the school
Uplands Academy is an open secondary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 January 2025
- Published
- 3 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.5
- East Sussex
- 43.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.00%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.70%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 43.70%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.64
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.85
AAB or better
- School
- 15.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
736
Girls
44.16%
Boys
55.84%
SEN support
14.67%
Education, health and care plan
3.13%
English as an additional language
3.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.07%
Overall absence
9.04
Persistent absence
24.83
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
139
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
36
Sustained education or employment
72%
Higher education
8%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
50%