Landau Forte Academy, QEMS

How places are decided at Landau Forte Academy, QEMS

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Landau Forte Academy, QEMS's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Landau Forte Academy, QEMS's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Landau Forte Academy, QEMS?

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS has 1,029 pupils on roll.

What ages does Landau Forte Academy, QEMS take?

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Landau Forte Academy, QEMS located?

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS is located in Tamworth, B79 8AH, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to Landau Forte Academy, QEMS?

Landau Forte Academy, QEMS is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Landau Forte Academy, QEMS?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Landau Forte Academy, QEMS was 0.639 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Landau Forte Academy, QEMS?

When Landau Forte Academy, QEMS has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Children in Care and previously Looked After Children, in accordance with Paragraph 1.7 of the Admissions Code and in accordance with Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff members, including adopted children. Where the member of staff has been employed by the academy for two or more years at the time of the application for admission to the academy and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage; 3. Sibling — Pupils who have an elder sibling in attendance at Landau Forte Academy QEMS and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date (a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either has one or both natural parents in common, is related by a parent's marriage, is adopted or fostered by a common parent, or is an unrelated child living at the same address whose parents live as partners), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 192 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If applicants cannot be distinguished using the criteria listed (e.g. children who live in the same block of flats where distance is the same), the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected; this process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Landau Forte Academy, QEMS?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 83.3% of pupils at Landau Forte Academy, QEMS are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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