Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Staffordshire
Woodland Road, Tamworth, B77 4FF
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
24.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
892
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
960 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
141 of 141 families who put it first got an offer
158
Places offered
246
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 141 | 141 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 67 | 15 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 37 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 246 | 158 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Deen
- Address
- Woodland Road, Amington, Tamworth, B77 4FF
- Phone
- 01827301800
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Glascote · Tamworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136136
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST
892 pupils · 960 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
10 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 967 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
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 | 37.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
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.
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 | 186 | 10% | 35% | 61% | |
| English Language | 185 | 9% | 42% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 183 | 5% | 36% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 157 | 4% | 24% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 94 | 3% | 32% | 38% | |
| Geography | 92 | 2% | 27% | 46% | |
| Business | 83 | 6% | 24% | 45% | |
| History | 76 | 11% | 33% | 47% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 6% | 52% | 74% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 4% | 30% | 43% | |
| Design & Technology | 21 | 5% | 14% | 29% | |
| Drama | 20 | 0% | 15% | 30% |
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 Staffordshire 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.