Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 8AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Katie Adams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Landau Forte Charitable Trust
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 1,029
- URN
- 137146
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827301820
About this school
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS is a secondary academy in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,029 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Landau Forte Academy, QEMS, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 173 | 134 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 46.9 | 49.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.26 to +0.19 | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 39.9% | 38.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 65.3% | 68.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 29.5% | 36.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
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 Academy, QEMS has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.1 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 874 |
| 2023/24 | 924 |
| 2024/25 | 934 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Landau Forte Academy, QEMS compares
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS ranked 9th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.6 | 6.2% | 26% | 1,029 | — |
| Lift Rawlett | 45.1 | 8.7% | 21% | 926 | 0.9 miles |
| Landau Forte Academy, Amington | 40 | 8.4% | 37.8% | 892 | 1.5 miles |
| Lift Tamworth | 36.1 | 11.8% | 45% | 636 | 2.0 miles |
| The Wilnecote School | 38.7 | 7.7% | 23.9% | 961 | 2.7 miles |
| The Polesworth School | 42.7 | 10.5% | 21.2% | 1,459 | 3.7 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)
- 26.02%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 18.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lift Rawlett0.9 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
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Landau Forte Academy, Amington1.5 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
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Lift Tamworth2.0 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
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The Wilnecote School2.7 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
-
The Polesworth School3.7 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS ranks 1st of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Tamworth.
- Landau Forte Academy, Amington Secondary
- Lift Rawlett Secondary
- Lift Tamworth Secondary
- The Polesworth School Secondary
- The Wilnecote School Secondary
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Ankermoor Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcroft Infants' School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bird's Bush Primary School Primary
- Coton Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Landau Forte Academy, QEMS teach?
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the executive principal of Landau Forte Academy, QEMS?
- The executive principal of Landau Forte Academy, QEMS is Mrs Katie Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Landau Forte Academy, QEMS been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Landau Forte Academy, QEMS, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Landau Forte Academy, QEMS?
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS has 1,029 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Landau Forte Academy, QEMS full?
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS has capacity for 840 pupils and 1,029 on roll (123%), 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 Academy, QEMS a faith school?
- No. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS has no designated religious character.
- Is Landau Forte Academy, QEMS a selective school?
- No. Landau Forte Academy, QEMS is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Landau Forte Academy, QEMS part of an academy trust?
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS 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 Academy, QEMS's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 49.6 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 Academy, QEMS compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS ranked 9th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Academy, QEMS's absence rate?
- Landau Forte Academy, QEMS's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Landau Forte Academy, QEMS's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Landau Forte Academy, QEMS'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.