Landau Forte College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Derby
Fox Street, Derby, DE1 2LF
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 26/03/2024
Application demand
36%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
18.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,272
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
1,125 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
36%
1st preference success rate
173 of 487 families who put it first got an offer
191
Places offered
1156
Total applications
6.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 487 | 173 | ● 36% |
| 2nd preference | 375 | 16 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 237 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 57 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1156 | 191 | 17% |
1st preference success by year
Derby lets families list 4 preferences. 64 applications came from outside the council area (15 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alison Brannick
- Address
- Fox Street, Derby, DE1 2LF
- Phone
- 01332204040
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Darley · Derby North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135120
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST
1,272 pupils · 1,125 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,066 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.03 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 65.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 76.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 195 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.13 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 29.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 83 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 195 | 34% | 67% | 87% | |
| English Language | 195 | 30% | 74% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 194 | 28% | 74% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 146 | 14% | 58% | 78% | |
| Geography | 115 | 41% | 77% | 85% | |
| Business | 109 | 33% | 70% | 82% | |
| History | 90 | 28% | 61% | 73% | |
| Spanish | 68 | 31% | 60% | 75% | |
| Design & Technology | 65 | 32% | 80% | 86% | |
| German | 59 | 27% | 61% | 86% | |
| Computer Science | 50 | 28% | 74% | 78% | |
| Biology | 49 | 61% | 96% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 51 | 6% | 41% | 57% | |
| Biology | 37 | 14% | 32% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 33 | 6% | 30% | 45% | |
| Physics | 18 | 6% | 28% | 72% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 6% | 33% | 78% | |
| History | 12 | 8% | 50% | 67% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 8% | 25% | 58% | |
| Computer Science | 12 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Geography | 11 | 9% | 18% | 45% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 75% | |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 25% | 50% | 88% | |
| Spanish | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16502: Landau Forte College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 76% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 78% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derby council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.