Uplands Community College

General information

Uplands Community College is a secondary school in Wadhurst, East Sussex, England. Pupils are accepted between the ages of 11 and 18.HistoryThe 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.