Landau Forte College, Derby

From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Landau Forte College Derby. I was certain from my first visit to this school that it was the right choice for me as Principal. My aim is that any student or parent who walks through our doors feels the same sense of belonging."

In 2026, pupils at Landau Forte College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.7 in Derby and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Derby and 47% in England.

That is down from 55.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.43: pupils made above 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 49, against 52.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 517 families put Landau Forte College as their first choice and 1213 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. That is 2.9 first choices for every place. 355 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Landau Forte College are Derby Cathedral School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.7); UTC Derby Pride Park (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.5); Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); and The Bemrose School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.2).

Landau Forte College's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Landau Forte College 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 195 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 100 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 123 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 57 (4.5%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Derby Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fox Street (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Landau Forte College stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1093 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derby (267), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Landau Forte College issued 198 suspensions, 15.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Landau Forte College are Derwent Primary School (0.6 miles), Castleward Spencer Academy (0.7 miles), Becket Primary School (0.9 miles) and Beaufort Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.