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Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Ashby Road, Tamworth B79 8AH · lfatq.org.uk · 01827 301820
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.64 mi
- 1.03 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,029
- 189 over 840 places · 123%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.64 mi (1.03 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 281 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 211 | 281 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 245 | 307 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 214 | 198 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 213 | 211 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 204 | 193 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.64 mi1.03 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.6, and 38.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41 | −7.3 |
| Further education | 42.8 | +4.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 2.9 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 72
- 9% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (14%) with SEND