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Uckfield College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Downsview Crescent, Uckfield TN22 3DJ · uckfield.college · 01825 764844
On the mapSearch near TN22 3DJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.53 mi
- 5.69 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 5 · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,671
- 99% of 1,696 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 5” went to a home 3.53 mi (5.69 km) from the school. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 298 families put the school first and 267 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 267 | 298 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 266 | 325 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 266 | 252 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 265 | 269 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 260 | 246 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.53 mi5.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47, and 46.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47 | 46 | ||
| ●46.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲63.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 52.6 | −5.4 |
| Sixth form college | 3 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 30.7 | +1.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | 0 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 students | B- (36.6) | Average 0.00 | |
| 118 students | B- (36.8) | Average 0.00 | |
| 49 students | Dist (34.7) | Above average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 141 | B (39.4) | +0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 99 | B (38.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 140 | B+ (42.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 163 | B- (36.3) | +0.43 |
| 2017/18 | 152 | B- (35.1) | +0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 171 | C+ (32.6) | -0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 157 | C (31.6) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 4.5 | +2.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 30.8 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
Uckfield College was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (312 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 312
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 90 parents (29%) with SEND