Landau Forte Academy Moorhead

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead is a primary school that has improved markedly since its previous inspection, when it was judged to require improvement. Inspectors found the school ambitious for all pupils, with good quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision, while personal development was judged outstanding. Pupils are described as proud of their school, respectful, hard-working and supportive of one another, and parents are unanimously supportive. The trust and governors are closely involved and have helped drive improvement, and staff report that the school is a happy place to work. The curriculum is broad and logically sequenced, early reading is a clear strength, and pupils with SEND are generally well supported and learn alongside their peers. The school has made reading a priority, and the proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard in phonics checks continues to rise. Its personal development programme is bespoke and rich, giving pupils leadership opportunities, trips, visitors and career inspiration, and pupils leave with a strong understanding of responsible citizenship. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. There are still areas to address. In a few lessons, teachers do not adapt the curriculum well enough for all pupils, so some do not develop a deep understanding of the intended learning. Historic weaknesses have left gaps in older pupils’ knowledge, a small number of pupils do not attend often enough, and outcomes, although improved significantly in key stage 2 reading, writing and mathematics, are not yet in line with national averages. The school is tackling these issues with determination.

Strengths

• Ambitious school culture focused on pupils becoming the best version of themselves
• Pupils behave well, listen in lessons and show high respect for staff
• Strong personal development offer with rich experiences, leadership roles and career inspiration
• Early reading teaching is finely tuned and staff are experts
• Phonics outcomes continue to increase
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and learn alongside their peers
• Broad and balanced curriculum with logical sequencing of knowledge
• Effective training and coaching for teachers
• Trust and governors work closely with the school and have helped drive improvement
• Parents are unanimously supportive and pupils are proud of their school
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In a few lessons, teachers do not adapt curriculum delivery to meet the needs of all pupils
• Some pupils are not given the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the subject
• Older pupils have gaps in their knowledge because of historic weaknesses in quality of education
• A small number of pupils do not attend school often enough
• Outcomes are not yet in line with national averages

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Landau Forte Academy Moorhead attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Landau Forte Academy Moorhead were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Landau Forte Academy Moorhead had 19.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.8% of pupils at Landau Forte Academy Moorhead were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Landau Forte Academy Moorhead received £7,496 and spent £5,480 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £24,000 (-£108 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Landau Forte Charitable Trust, income was £8,169 and spending £7,929 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Landau Forte Academy Moorhead is part of Landau Forte Charitable Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Landau Forte College Derby
• Landau Forte Academy Greenacres Tamworth
• Landau Forte Academy, Amington Tamworth
• Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Tamworth
• Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Tamworth

What is Landau Forte Academy Moorhead's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Landau Forte Academy Moorhead is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Landau Forte Academy Moorhead last inspected by Ofsted?

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Landau Forte Academy Moorhead have?

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does Landau Forte Academy Moorhead cover?

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Landau Forte Academy Moorhead's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Landau Forte Academy Moorhead?

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead is at Brackens Lane, Alvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0AN.