Type Community school Ofsted Reports Phone +44 1892 782135 Gender Mixed-sex education | DfE URN 114591 Tables Ages 11–18 Number of students 1,006 | |
Headteacher Mr Liam Collins BA(hons), NPQH, FRSA Location Lower High Street
Wadhurst
East Sussex
TN5 6AZ
England Address Uplands Community College, Lower High Street, Wadhurst TN5 6AZ, United Kingdom Similar Beacon Academy, Heathfield Community College, Robertsbr Community College, Uplands Sports Centre, Claverham Community College Profiles | ||
Uplands Community College is a secondary school in Wadhurst, East Sussex, England. Pupils are accepted between the ages of 11 and 18.
History
The school was built on the grounds of a large family house called Uplands. Uplands was purchased by Taverner Barrington Miller for about £5000 in about 1918. The house was requisitioned by the army during World War II and was demolished shortly afterwards.
The school as it is now was built during the mid 20th century and has been developed greatly over the years. The architecture and layout of the college is quite distinctively in blocks. The oldest of these blocks houses the main hall, staff room, school offices and class rooms for general use. Other buildings in the school include the 'Creative Arts Building', informally known by students as the "art block"; the Science Building, named after one of Uplands' most memorable science teachers: Mr. Goodwin, who died during the 1990s; there is also a sports centre building that serves as public facilities as well as the schools P.E. dept.
In 1999, maths teacher Romilda Scannelli won the secondary teacher of the year award at the 1999 National Teaching Awards ceremony.
In 2010, the school reached the finals of the national ICT Excellence Awards.
Jayne Edmonds, retired at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year from being Head after 8 years. In September 2012, Liam Collins took over from Jayne Edmonds as Headteacher.
Over the years the school has been involved with various controversies, These include Violent fights and numerous drug raids.