Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School
Mallard Drive, Uckfield, TN22 5PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Pollard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 130954
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01825764244
About this school
Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School is a community primary school in Uckfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 267 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 79% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 86% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 86% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 83% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School 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 | 83% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School compares
Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School ranked 19th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.3% | 12% | 267 | — |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 5.1% | 14.8% | 213 | 0.3 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 21.8% | 399 | 0.8 miles |
| Rocks Park Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| Framfield Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 85 | 1.2 miles |
| Little Horsted Church of England Primary School | 35% | 6.6% | 16% | 86 | 1.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.04%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 7.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Philip's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Rocks Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Framfield Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Little Horsted Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Uckfield
Other schools in Uckfield
Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School ranks 4th of the 13 ranked primary 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
- 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
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Uckfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School is Mr Mark Pollard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School?
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School full?
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 267 on roll (127%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School ranked 19th of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School'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.