Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School, Uckfield

In its own words: "At Harlands we believe that every child is unique and learns best when they are feeling safe, secure and happy. We provide children with a range of opportunities to ensure they are all able to achieve to their fullest potential."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £4.50 per day.

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 23 November 2026 and an open evening on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in East Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School are St Philip's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 73% maths); Manor Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 71% maths); Rocks Park Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 77% maths); and Framfield Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 93% reading, 79% maths).

Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

76 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

9.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 19 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 10 (3.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Uckfield Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Highlands (se-bound), 350 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School issued 0 suspensions, 0 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.