Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Staffordshire
Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2022
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,029
Capacity used
Over capacity123%
840 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
241 of 307 families who put it first got an offer
245
Places offered
484
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 307 | 241 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 142 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 484 | 245 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Adams
- Address
- Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH
- Phone
- 01827301820
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Spital · Tamworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137146
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST
1,029 pupils · 840 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 September 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
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
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 | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 134 | — |
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 | 134 | 18% | 46% | 74% | |
| English Language | 134 | 11% | 46% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 132 | 13% | 50% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 132 | 13% | 54% | 75% | |
| History | 85 | 21% | 58% | 74% | |
| Geography | 51 | 14% | 47% | 75% | |
| French | 39 | 10% | 28% | 49% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 5% | 41% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 33% | 58% | 79% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 22 | 32% | 82% | 86% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 11% | 50% | 72% | |
| Music | 13 | 23% | 38% | 92% |
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.