Landau Forte Academy Moorhead
Brackens Lane, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Cafferky
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Landau Forte Charitable Trust
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 138790
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332571162
About this school
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 206 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 22 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 50% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 41% | 59% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 64% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 55% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Landau Forte Academy Moorhead 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 | 32% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Landau Forte Academy Moorhead compares
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead ranked 40th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.3% | 64.4% | 206 | — |
| Wyndham Spencer Academy | 63% | 5.8% | 32.8% | 452 | 0.4 miles |
| Allenton Primary School | 32% | 7.2% | 63.3% | 268 | 0.5 miles |
| Oakwood Junior School | 60% | 6.8% | 51% | 340 | 0.5 miles |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | — | 8% | 32.9% | 296 | 0.6 miles |
| Shelton Junior School | 45% | 5.8% | 45.7% | 270 | 0.7 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)
- 64.41%
- English as an additional language
- 35.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 13.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wyndham Spencer Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Allenton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Oakwood Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Shelton Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead ranks 58th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Landau Forte Academy Moorhead teach?
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Landau Forte Academy Moorhead?
- The headteacher of Landau Forte Academy Moorhead is Mr Tom Cafferky, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Landau Forte Academy Moorhead last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Landau Forte Academy Moorhead, 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 Academy Moorhead?
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Landau Forte Academy Moorhead full?
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead has capacity for 280 pupils and 206 on roll (74%), so it has space against 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 Moorhead a faith school?
- No. Landau Forte Academy Moorhead has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Landau Forte Academy Moorhead?
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead 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 Moorhead's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 53% 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 Moorhead rank locally?
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead ranked 40th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Moorhead's absence rate?
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Landau Forte Academy Moorhead's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Landau Forte Academy Moorhead'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.