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Landau Forte College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Fox Street, Derby DE1 2LF · landau-forte.org.uk · 01332 204040
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Derby 42.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,272
- 147 over 1,125 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Derby
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.8%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 517 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 31% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 180 | 517 | 2.9▲ | 31% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 191 | 487 | 2.5▲ | 36% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 452 | 2.6▲ | 37% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 195 | 471 | 2.4▲ | 37% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 253 | 408 | 1.6▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.4, and 65.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derby it was 42.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲65.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.27 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54.4 | +4.4 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 37.4 | −2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 students | B- (38.1) | Average -0.02 | |
| 83 students | B- (38) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 | B- (37) | -0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 76 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 112 | B+ (43.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 99 | B- (36.3) | +0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 90 | B- (36.3) | +0.27 |
| 2016/17 | 118 | C+ (32.5) | +0.11 |
| 2015/16 | 122 | C (30.5) | +0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65 | −10.8 |
| Further education | 1 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 8 | +6.3 |
| Employment | 18 | +4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | 0 |
Ofsted
Landau Forte College was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 26 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 112
- 9% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (31%) with SEND