Uckfield College

Community school · Secondary school · Uckfield, East Sussex
TN22 3DJ
Composite score
58.8

About Uckfield College

Uckfield College is a secondary school in Uckfield, East Sussex, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 1,602 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 47.0, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 3.0 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of secondary schools nationally.

46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 70% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,338
National rank
#215
In South East
#10
In East Sussex
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
47.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
46%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
70%
% EBacc grade 5+
24%
EBacc average points score
4.36

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,602 % FSM ever-6 14.8% % EAL 3.2% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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