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Open Events
We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Uplands Academy. Our planned future open events are listed below.
Bookings for the Year 6 Open Morning Tours have not yet opened. To be notified when bookings are available in September, please complete the form below to register your interest, and we will contact you directly.
Whole School Open Event:
Saturday 11 October 2025, 9:30am to 12:30pm (no booking required)
Year 6 Open Morning Tours:
Monday 13 to Friday 17 October 2025, 9:00am to 11:00am (booking essential)
Register Your Interest in our Open Events
Whole School Open Event
Our next interactive whole school open event will take place on Saturday 11 October 2025. Our school will be open to visitors from 9:30am to 12:30pm.
This popular event provides visitors with the chance to explore every aspect of life at Uplands Academy and discover what we can offer your child to ensure they make the best progress possible within our supportive, challenging and stimulating environment.
Students entering Years 7 - 11 are invited to explore our facilities, try lots of fun activities and meet students, departmental staff, and our Senior Team. Visitors will have the opportunity to attend a presentation led by our Headteacher, Chris Connor, and other key members of staff involved in supporting children making the transition from primary to secondary school. Prospective students in Years 5 and 6 and their families are encouraged to attend.
Booking is not required for our Whole School Open Event.
Open Morning Tours for Year 6
Our bookable Open Morning Tours will take place from Monday 13 to Friday 17 October 2025. Led by our Student Ambassadors, prospective students in Year 6 and their parents and carers will have the opportunity to see Uplands Academy on a normal working day to observe the school in action and meet key members of staff involved in the transition of students from primary to secondary education.
All sessions start with arrival and registration at our main reception at 9:00am with tours leaving promptly at 9:15am. After visiting lesson one with your student guides, visitors are invited to stay for refreshments and a Q&A with members of the Senior Leadership Team, key staff and current students.
Booking is essential for our Year 6 Open Morning Tours as numbers are limited. Bookings will open in September 2025.
Please contact openevents@uplands-academy.org with any questions.
Applications for September 2026
The arrangements for the admission of Year 6 children to Uplands Academy are made by East Sussex County Council. You must apply online via their website when the application window opens in September.
The deadline for applications for Year 7 September 2026 is 31 October 2025.
Please visit our Admissions page for further information. If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Coordinator at admissions@uplands-academy.org.
Explore our school
A wide range of resources designed to reassure and support children preparing to make the move to secondary school are available to view online via our Year 6 into Year 7 Transition Portal.
Making our MARK
Our core values permeate through our day-to-day practice and there is a constant drive to sustain our culture that is highly aspirational and ambitious for excellence in all we do. We ensure that teaching and learning inspires and challenges every student, enabling all to make excellent progress. Our high expectations and inclusive culture ensure that students are supported to “make their MARK” by being motivated, articulate learners, developing resilience and taking pride in their growing knowledge.
However, education at Uplands Academy is about much more than academic achievement. We take pride in supporting and encouraging our students to broaden their horizons, develop their interpersonal skills and become independent learners. We focus daily on developing and promoting our students’ physical, emotional and social wellbeing via not only our curriculum, but our outstanding Student Support networks and wide-ranging enrichment programme.
We encourage you to visit our school and see this for yourselves.