Landau Forte College
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Derby · DE1 2LF · Derby
Ages 11–19
- Att854.1
- P80.4
- EM5+59%
- Absence6.1%
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 147685
UTC Derby Pride Park
University technical college · Derby · DE24 8PU
Ages 13–19 · 534 pupils · Derby
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
34.5
Overall absence
8.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-12-06
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.73
−20+2
Attainment 834.5
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+49%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 2.8
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.4%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 6.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 288
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill89%
534 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 534
- Boys / girls
- 355 / 179
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 534 / 600 (89%)
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- FSM pupils
- 118
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- University technical college
Age range
Ages 13–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Sheffield College
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Kirkwood
Location
- Address
- Locomotive Way
- Postcode
- DE24 8PU
- Town
- Derby
- Local authority
- Derby
- District
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed university technical college (secondary), Ages 13–19, in Derby, Derby, 534 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 34.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Derby Cathedral School
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
Derby · DE1 1LR · Derby
Ages 11–19
- Att840.5
- P8-0.7
- EM5+34%
- Absence7.4%
1.5 miles away
Alvaston Moor Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Derby · DE24 0AN · Derby
Ages 11–19
- Att830.1
- P8-0.9
- EM5+20%
- Absence15.9%
1.8 miles away
Da Vinci Academy
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Derby · DE21 4ET · Derby
Ages 11–16
- Att832.2
- P8-0.6
- EM5+19%
- Absence9.4%
2.0 miles away
West Park School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Derby · DE21 7BT · Derby
Ages 11–16
- Att846.5
- P8-0.1
- EM5+49%
- Absence9.9%
2.0 miles away
Lees Brook Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Derby · DE21 4QX · Derby
Ages 11–18
- Att841.9
- P8-0.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence9.0%
2.0 miles away
Noel-Baker Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Derby · DE24 0BR · Derby
Ages 11–16
- Att835.2
- P8-0.8
- EM5+23%
- Absence11.7%
2.3 miles away
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Derby · DE22 1JD · Derby
Ages 11–19
- Att849.3
- P80.3
- EM5+51%
- Absence7.7%
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Kirkwood
- Telephone
- 01332477400