Landau Forte Academy, Amington, Tamworth

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Landau Forte Academy, Amington on 6 areas: 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate, well-informed understanding of pupils' attendance and the barriers some pupils face to regular attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed an ambitious and broad curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive school where staff understand the barriers to learning that pupils have."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a clear direction for the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a well-thought-out programme for pupils' personal development that is well-tailored to pupils' needs and the local context."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Some pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that all pupils develop the important knowledge they need in reading, writing and spelling so they produce high-quality, and accurate work across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well across all subjects so that pupils progress and achieve well".

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Landau Forte Academy Amington. At Amington, we are passionate about transforming lives and empowering all of our students to reach their full potential."

In 2026, pupils at Landau Forte Academy, Amington averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 40.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.58: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.1, against 43.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 211 families put Landau Forte Academy, Amington as their first choice and 321 named it as one of their preferences, for 208 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Landau Forte Academy, Amington are Lift Tamworth (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.3); Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3); The Wilnecote School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3); and Lift Rawlett (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.7).

Landau Forte Academy, Amington's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Landau Forte Academy, Amington is one of 6 schools run by Landau Forte Charitable Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.3 in 2024/25.

Of the 175 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

37.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 155 pupils (17.4%) received SEN support and 15 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Landau Forte Academy, Amington had 68 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Tamworth HL Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jasmine Road (adjacent), 260 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 144 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Landau Forte Academy, Amington issued 259 suspensions, 27.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Landau Forte Academy, Amington are Florendine Primary School (0.2 miles), Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles), The Woodlands Community Primary School (0.4 miles) and Landau Forte Academy Greenacres (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.