Landau Forte Academy, QEMS, Tamworth

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pride that I introduce myself as the Principal of Landau Forte Academy QEMS. I am passionate about creating challenging and aspirational experiences for our students, and I am looking forward to leading the Academy on the next stage of its journey."

In 2026, pupils at Landau Forte Academy, QEMS averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 49.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.06: pupils made about 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 40.2, against 49.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 281 families put Landau Forte Academy, QEMS as their first choice and 472 named it as one of their preferences, for 211 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 76 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Landau Forte Academy, QEMS are Lift Rawlett (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.7); Landau Forte Academy, Amington (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); Lift Tamworth (2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.3); and The Wilnecote School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3).

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS 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 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

8.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 110 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 28 (2.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS had 76 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Tamworth Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Landau Forte Academy (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 175 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, QEMS issued 255 suspensions, 27.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Landau Forte Academy, QEMS are Flax Hill Junior Academy (0.3 miles), Moorgate Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Ashcroft Infants' School (0.4 miles) and Anker Valley Primary Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.