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Uckfield College[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 48 47.7 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
47.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
43.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
15% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.27 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 47[6] 46.2%[6]
2023/24 50[4] 48.5%[4] +0.27[4]
2022/23 50.1[7] 52%[7] +0.10[7]
2021/22 57.5[8] 68%[8] +0.51[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
12.8% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[10] 20.4%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 23.1%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 27.3%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 15.9%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
53% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
32% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
Employment
3% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[15] 58%[15] 2%[15] 29%[15] 2%[15] 4%[15]
2020/21 96%[16] 46%[16] 5%[16] 35%[16] 4%[16] 5%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 63%[17] 2%[17] 27%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 95%[18] 55%[18] 2%[18] 26%[18] 5%[18] 4%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
49% 2022/23[19]
Education
51% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[19]
Employment
29% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[20] 51%[20] 52%[20] 4%[20] 32%[20]
2020/21 86%[21] 43%[21] 47%[21] 9%[21] 30%[21]
2019/20 85%[22] 52%[22] 58%[22] 4%[22] 24%[22]
2018/19 90%[23] 46%[23] 53%[23] 6%[23] 31%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
69% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
29% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
22% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 63%[26] 29%[26]
2019/20 74%[25] 29%[25] 22%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 68%[27] 23%[27] 19%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 62%[28] 32%[28] 23%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
16 Apr 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
9 Jun 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
4 Oct 2022[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
28 Mar 2017[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
513 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
298 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
267 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
1.1 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 535[32] 325[32] 266[32] 2.0[32] 1.2[32]
Entry Sept 2024 421[32] 252[32] 266[32] 1.6[32] 0.9[32]
Entry Sept 2023 454[32] 269[32] 265[32] 1.7[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2022 397[32] 246[32] 260[32] 1.5[32] 0.9[32]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1696[1]
Local authority
East Sussex[1]
Website
http://www.uckfield.college[1]
District
Wealden[34]
Postcode
TN22 3DJ[1]
URN
114590[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1602 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
3.2% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
12.8% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
1.4% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
14.8% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
88.3%[36]
Mixed
5.3%[36]
Asian
2.3%[36]
Black
0.8%[36]
Any other ethnic group
0.7%[36]
Unclassified
2.6%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quote
    The closing date for applications to be returned is 31st October 2026. (p. 1)
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