Landau Forte Academy Greenacres, Tamworth
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Tamworth, part of Landau Forte Charitable Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 34 schools in Tamworth with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres in detail
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (68% in reading, 70% in maths).
Getting a place at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Landau Forte Academy Greenacres as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Landau Forte Academy Greenacres are Florendine Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 57% maths); Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 53% reading, 63% maths); Garden Village Primary Academy (0.6 miles); and The Woodlands Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 73% reading, 68% maths).
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Florendine Primary SchoolAmington Heath Primary School and NurseryGarden Village Primary AcademyThe Woodlands Community Primary School
The trust
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is one of 6 schools run by Landau Forte Charitable Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Landau Forte Academy Greenacres (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (80%).
Who goes there
4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tamworth High Level Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tilia Road (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Landau Forte Academy Greenacres issued 8 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming school where all children feel valued and included. The school excels at supporting pupils with additional needs and helping children who have struggled elsewhere to settle quickly. With a strong emphasis on character development and kindness, pupils are encouraged to become active, responsible citizens who understand the importance of helping others.
Key Strengths
- Strong inclusive community where pupils with SEND and those new to the country are well supported and made to feel part of the school
- Effective early reading programme with well-matched books and good support for pupils falling behind
- Focus on developing pupils' character, helping them do the right thing without being asked
- Well-trained staff who support each other's wellbeing, with good support for new teachers
- Pupils behave well and display positive attitudes to learning in calm, attentive classrooms
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, the curriculum moves too quickly, meaning pupils don't develop secure understanding or struggle to link new knowledge to what they already know
- Some vulnerable groups of pupils do not attend school regularly enough, affecting their learning and social development
- Teachers need better support to check how well pupils are learning in all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils knowing who to report concerns to and feeling safe online and in the wider world.
Extracurricular Activities
Before and after-school club called 'The Hive', pupil leaders roles, school council, social enterprise events, assemblies celebrating effort and excellence
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is a primary school where everybody matters and feels included, with pupils who are well cared for and happy. The school has high ambitions for all pupils and is showing increasing numbers achieving age-related standards in writing and mathematics.
At a Glance
24.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
30 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 70% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
22.3
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
Newsflash 30 June 2026
30 Jun 2026
Year 5 Spring Blog
6 Jan 2026
Year 4 Spring Blog
6 Jan 2026
Year 2 Spring Blog
6 Jan 2026
Year 1 Spring Blog
6 Jan 2026
Year 6 Spring Blog
6 Jan 2026
From Landau Forte Academy Greenacres's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Staffordshire
Term dates
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Landau Forte Academy Greenacres from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
355 pupils
420 places
65 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tamworth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tamworth
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
17.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
347
Total Pupils
187
Boys
160
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
25
Teachers
13.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,730
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,128
Per pupil
£1925k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.4%
Overall absence
17.9%
Persistent absence
329
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
Questions parents ask about Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
What are SATs results like at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
Of the pupils at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Landau Forte Academy Greenacres's Ofsted rating?
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
No fixed boundary. When Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
Classes at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres average 24.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres has around 347 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
6.4% of sessions were missed at Landau Forte Academy Greenacres in 2024/25. 17.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Landau Forte Academy Greenacres on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Landau Forte Academy Greenacres have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Landau Forte Academy Greenacres?
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres is at Levett Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4AB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)