Landau Forte College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Derby
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Derby City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Landau Forte College is a secondary school in Derby for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 26 March 2024. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Landau Forte College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- There were 517 first-choice applications for 180 offers for Year 7 in 2026, which is 2.9 first choices per offer, the highest of 14 Derby secondary schools.
- 162 offers went to first-choice families for Year 7 in 2026, and 355 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 55.4 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Derby schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fox Street, Derby, DE1 2LF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 1,272 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “Not only do they get an exceptional high quality academic education, but they build strength of character that will help them overcome challenges they might face in later life.”
- “Their social confidence develops.”
- “They show tenacity, modesty, empathy and manners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 517 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 162 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Derby Cathedral School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Derby Pride Park 1.1 mi Good
- Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Da Vinci Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lees Brook Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Allestree Woodlands School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Murray Park Community School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- West Park School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published