Uplands Community College is an average-sized secondary school which holds specialist status in science and the creative arts with English. The school serves the village of Wadhurst and surrounding rural area. Around half of the students are dependent on public transport to and from school. Most students are White British. The proportion of students for whom the school receives the pupil premium (additional government funding for students known to be eligible for free school meals, looked after children and children of service families) has doubled over the last two years, and at a tenth, is well below the national average. There are currently no students of service families in the school. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported through school action is well below average, as is the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress. Each year the school uses alternative providers, including Key Stage 4 places at Kent College for a few students to follow motor vehicle, construction or plumbing vocational courses, farm and countryside courses at Plumpton College, part-time work placements, home tuition, and specialist provision for a very few students who require additional emotional support. The leadership of the school has changed since the previous inspection, including that of the headteacher who took up his post at the beginning of the academic year.