Landau Forte College
Fox Street, Derby, DE1 2LF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Alison Brannick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Landau Forte Charitable Trust
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,125
- Pupils on roll
- 1,272
- URN
- 135120
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332204040
About this school
Landau Forte College is a secondary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,272 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 165 | 195 | 195 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 54.1 | 55.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.40 +0.19 to +0.62 | +0.43 +0.23 to +0.63 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 58.5% | 65.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 77.9% | 83.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 67.2% | 76.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Landau Forte College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.5 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.4 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,198 |
| 2023/24 | 1,240 |
| 2024/25 | 1,247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Landau Forte College compares
Landau Forte College ranked 1st of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.4 | 6.1% | 37.2% | 1,272 | — |
| Derby Cathedral School | 41.5 | 6.2% | 54.4% | 1,159 | 0.9 miles |
| UTC Derby Pride Park | 42 | 8.1% | 39.9% | 534 | 1.1 miles |
| Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 45.3 | 7.2% | 31.8% | 1,465 | 1.2 miles |
| Da Vinci Academy | 34.7 | 8.5% | 56.7% | 668 | 1.5 miles |
| Lees Brook Academy | 41.5 | 8.2% | 38.8% | 1,061 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.18%
- English as an additional language
- 18%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 18.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Derby Cathedral School0.9 miles
Secondary · Derby
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UTC Derby Pride Park1.1 miles
Secondary · Derby
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Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Derby
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Da Vinci Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Derby
-
Lees Brook Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Landau Forte College ranks 1st of the 18 ranked secondary schools in Derby.
- Allestree Woodlands School Secondary
- Alvaston Moor Academy Secondary
- Castle Donington College Secondary
- Chellaston Academy Secondary
- City of Derby Academy Secondary
- Da Vinci Academy Secondary
- Derby Cathedral School Secondary
- Derby Moor Spencer Academy Secondary
- John Port Spencer Academy Secondary
- Lees Brook Academy Secondary
- Littleover Community School Secondary
- Murray Park Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Landau Forte College teach?
- Landau Forte College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Derby.
- Who is the principal of Landau Forte College?
- The principal of Landau Forte College is Ms Alison Brannick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Landau Forte College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Landau Forte College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Landau Forte College?
- Landau Forte College has 1,272 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Landau Forte College full?
- Landau Forte College has capacity for 1,125 pupils and 1,272 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Landau Forte College a faith school?
- No. Landau Forte College has no designated religious character.
- Is Landau Forte College a selective school?
- No. Landau Forte College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Landau Forte College?
- Landau Forte College is part of LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Landau Forte College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 55.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Landau Forte College rank locally?
- Landau Forte College ranked 1st of 16 secondary schools in Derby for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Landau Forte College's absence rate?
- Landau Forte College's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Landau Forte College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Landau Forte College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.