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Welcome

Welcome to Uplands Academy

We are delighted to welcome you to Uplands Academy, a MARK Education Trust school set in the heart of Wadhurst village.

At Uplands Academy, we are ambitious for excellence in all we do. Our vision is to provide the best possible education for all our students and to be an exceptional educational establishment for our community.

We understand that choosing a secondary school is one of the most important decisions you will make for your children and family. We take pride in working in partnership with our parents and carers to ensure that the young people in our care flourish.

We are proud of the excellent relationships between our staff and our students. Our highly skilled and experienced staff have high standards and expectations, are ambitious for our students and know them well.

We pride ourselves on our relentless commitment to making our learning culture inclusive and having a rigorous and uncompromising focus on the child as a unique individual. We know that this ensures that our students are best placed to make excellent progress both socially and academically so that they can leave with the best set of qualifications possible, ready to make their MARK on the world. It is what they deserve. 

Our broad and balanced curriculum, combined with pastoral support and opportunities for enrichment ensure that everyone, including our most disadvantaged students and those with SEND, is nurtured to achieve their best. We are committed to developing happy, responsible, well-rounded young people, equipped with the knowledge, skills, confidence and self-belief to excel and succeed in our rapidly changing, highly competitive and exciting world.

We know that empowering our young people to be actively engaged in their learning is one of the most significant factors in their success. At Uplands, students are supported and encouraged to Make their MARK academically by being motivated, articulate, resilient and knowledgeable, and socially by having excellent manners, being accepting, respectful and kind. These core values and expectations are reflected in the exceptional relationships that exist between our board of trustees, staff, students, parents, carers and the wider community.

We encourage you to come and see this for yourselves.

Anna Robinson
Executive Headteacher
Chris Connor
Headteacher