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Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School

Wealden, TN22 5PWPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.7×
Oversubscribed
52 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1733 of 13,686 nationally

About Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School

Parents at Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School are overwhelmingly positive about their experience. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 97% of the 76 respondents said they would recommend the school. The strongest signals come from children's happiness and safety: 82% strongly agreed their child is happy, and 83% strongly agreed their child feels safe. Communication with parents also scores highly, with 75% strongly agreeing the school keeps them aware of what their child will learn, and 68% strongly agreeing they are kept informed of progress. The school is clearly popular locally, too. For the 2025/26 reception intake, Harlands received 93 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.1. Of those, 52 were first-preference applications, and 28 first-preference offers were made, indicating strong demand from families in the Wealden area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMallard Drive, Uckfield, Wealden, TN22 5PW
HeadteacherMark Pollard
Local AuthorityEast Sussex
Number of Pupils268
Free School Meals (FSM)11.5%
School Capacity268 / 210 (128% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

The full report on this school

What 76 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.

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    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
  • Parent View survey results
    What parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
  • Where Ofsted and parents disagree
    Gaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
  • Admissions & catchment
    Admission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
  • Nearby schools compared
    Backup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Oct 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (9 Oct 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 21 May 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
ICT SuiteSensory RoomLibraryPlaying FieldsSports HallForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

AthleticsFootballCricketTennisCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Eco ClubChessFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

Source: harlandsprimary.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.