Landau Forte Academy, AmingtonThe Polesworth School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tamworth.
Summary of the comparison
Landau Forte Academy, Amington and The Polesworth School are secondary schools in Tamworth.
Landau Forte Academy, Amington scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Polesworth School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Polesworth School is ahead on our composite score.
Landau Forte Academy, Amington was judged the expected standard and The Polesworth School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for Landau Forte Academy, Amington and 42.0 for The Polesworth School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Landau Forte Academy, Amington (42.6 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Polesworth School (46.1 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TamworthLandau Forte Academy, Amington | TamworthThe Polesworth School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | D52/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 51st of 70 in Staffordshire | 28th of 38 in Warwickshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 892 | 1,459 | |
| Capacity | 960 | 1,541 | |
| Location | Tamworth, B77 4FF | Tamworth, B78 1QT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 42.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.3% | 37.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.0% | 59.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 176 | 253 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 102 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 33.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 10.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 931 | 1,451 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.8% | 21.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.1% | 2.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.4% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.4% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
The Polesworth School
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