Uckfield College
Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mrs Sara Marshallsay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,696
- Pupils on roll
- 1,671
- URN
- 114590
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01825764844
About this school
Uckfield College is a community secondary school in Uckfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,671 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 250 | 270 | 238 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.1 | 50.0 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.07 to +0.28 | +0.27 +0.10 to +0.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 48.5% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 69.6% | 69.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 65.6% | 63.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Uckfield College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.1 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 33.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,583 |
| 2023/24 | 1,616 |
| 2024/25 | 1,602 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Uckfield College compares
Uckfield College ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in East Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 10.6% | 14.8% | 1,671 | — |
| King's Academy Ringmer | 47.6 | 10% | 22% | 659 | 5.7 miles |
| Chailey School | 49.3 | 6.9% | 13.3% | 862 | 6.1 miles |
| Beacon Academy | 50.2 | 9.1% | 14.9% | 1,642 | 6.4 miles |
| Heathfield Community College | 50.6 | 10.5% | 15.7% | 1,416 | 7.7 miles |
| Priory School | 46.4 | 12.1% | 19.4% | 1,153 | 8.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 16 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.76%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.59%
- Persistent absence
- 26.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Academy Ringmer5.7 miles
Secondary · Lewes
-
Chailey School6.1 miles
Secondary · Lewes
-
Beacon Academy6.4 miles
Secondary · Crowborough
-
Heathfield Community College7.7 miles
Secondary · Heathfield
-
Priory School8.2 miles
Secondary · Lewes
Other schools in Uckfield
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bonners CofE School Primary
- Buxted CofE Primary School Primary
- Fletching Church of England Primary School Primary
- Framfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School Primary
- High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Horsted Church of England Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Nutley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rocks Park Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Uckfield College teach?
- Uckfield College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Uckfield.
- Who is the principal of Uckfield College?
- The principal of Uckfield College is Mrs Sara Marshallsay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Uckfield College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Uckfield College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Uckfield College?
- Uckfield College has 1,671 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Uckfield College full?
- Uckfield College has capacity for 1,696 pupils and 1,671 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Uckfield College a faith school?
- No. Uckfield College has no designated religious character.
- Is Uckfield College a selective school?
- No. Uckfield College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Uckfield College have?
- The schools register lists Uckfield College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Uckfield College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.1 in 2022/23 and 47 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Uckfield College rank locally?
- Uckfield College ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in East Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Uckfield College's absence rate?
- Uckfield College's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Uckfield College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Uckfield College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.