Schools in Wealden[1]

Local authority district E07000065 · 70 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 99 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 3 (3%)[4]
second 20%: 4 (4%)[4]
middle 20%: 27 (27%)[4]
fourth 20%: 42 (42%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 23 (23%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	2%[4]	6%[4]	28%[4]	34%[4]	29%[4]
Employment	3%[4]	6%[4]	29%[4]	26%[4]	35%[4]
Education and skills	4%[4]	13%[4]	31%[4]	33%[4]	18%[4]
Health and disability	1%[4]	6%[4]	15%[4]	27%[4]	51%[4]
Crime	1%[4]	6%[4]	12%[4]	32%[4]	48%[4]
Housing and services	36%[4]	29%[4]	18%[4]	15%[4]	1%[4]
Living environment	18%[4]	11%[4]	10%[4]	22%[4]	38%[4]
Children in low-income families	3%[4]	8%[4]	36%[4]	32%[4]	20%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 77.0% of 68,262 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 32.6% of 133,639 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 14.8% of 133,656 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Beacon Academy	11–18[2]	A8 49 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Hailsham Academy	2–16[2]	A8 35 2025/26[8]
Heathfield Community College	11–18[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Uckfield College	11–18[2]	A8 48 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Uplands Academy	11–16[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Willingdon Community School	11–16[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (51)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alfriston School	5–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Ashdown Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Blackboys Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Bonners CofE School & Nursery	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Buxted CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[10]
Chiddingly Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Danehill Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
East Hoathly CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Five Ashes CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Fletching Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[10]
Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Framfield Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Frant Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Grovelands Community Primary School	2–11[2]
Hankham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Hawkes Farm Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Hellingly Community Primary School	4–11[2]
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Jarvis Brook Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Laughton Community Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
Little Horsted Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[10]
Manor Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Mayfield Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Maynards Green Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Ninfield Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Nutley Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Park Mead Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Parkside Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Polegate Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Rocks Park Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Rotherfield Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
St John's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Mark's Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
St Marys Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
St Michael's Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
St Philip's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Stone Cross School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Thornton Grove Academy	3–11[2]
Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
White House Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Willingdon Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Annan School	2–11[2]
Bede's Senior School	13–19[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Cumnor House School	2–14[2]
Greenfields School	2–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]
Mayfield School	11–18[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Michael Hall School	2–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]
Sacred Heart School	2–11[2]
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School	2–13[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
Acre Wood Academy	4–19[2]
East Sussex Academy	4–16[2]
Headstart	5–21[2]
St Mary's School	9–16[2]
The Ropemakers' Academy	4–16[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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