Landau Forte Academy QEMS

What Landau Forte Academy QEMS does

Landau Forte Academy QEMS is a UK state-funded secondary academy located in Tamworth, Staffordshire, operating under the Landau Forte Charitable Trust, a multi-academy trust that runs six primary, secondary, and sixth form institutions across the Midlands. The academy delivers secondary education to students in Years 7-11, with curriculum emphasis on GCSE examination preparation, careers and employability education, personal development, and extra-curricular activities. Its stated values are 'Curiosity, Compassion, Courage'. The academy does not charge tuition; education is free at point of use, with revenue derived from per-pupil funding via the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), supplemented by Pupil Premium allocations for eligible students and free school meals provision.

The academy's technology stack is built on third-party educational platforms rather than proprietary systems. Core integrated platforms include GCSEPod (video-based GCSE revision, available via web, iOS, and Android apps), SAM Learning (online revision platform), Microsoft SharePoint for internal staff collaboration (landauforte.sharepoint.com/sites/LandauForteQEMS), and ParentPay for parent fee payments. Remote access services enable students and staff to reach email and Remote Desktop from off-campus locations. A community-facing Sports Centre is operated for public hire, and the academy runs a Community Connector Directory coordinating local support services including cost-of-living assistance.

The business model is nonprofit and publicly funded rather than commercial. Customer segments are limited to enrolled secondary students and their families in the Tamworth catchment, with secondary community engagement serving the wider Tamworth and Staffordshire population. The academy's strategic partnerships include Operations Encompass, a police-education safeguarding partnership established in 2021 for early intervention on domestic abuse incidents affecting students. Governance, data protection, and regulatory compliance fall under the parent trust, registered with the ICO (Registration Number: ZA189026), with the Data Controller based in Derby, Derbyshire.

Name

Landau Forte Academy QEMS

Legal name

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Website

https://lfatq.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landau Forte Academy QEMS is a UK state-funded secondary academy in Tamworth, Staffordshire, operated by the Landau Forte Charitable Trust. It provides free GCSE-focused education to Years 7-11 students and supplementary community services including a public sports centre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• GCSE preparation programs
• Academy school education
• Student safeguarding services
• School community facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Tamworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Landau Forte Academy QEMS is a state-funded secondary academy delivering full-time secondary education (Years 7-11) with GCSE curriculum delivery, examination preparation, careers and employability education, personal development (SMSC), and extra-curricular activities. It supplements classroom teaching with third-party digital learning tools (GCSEPod, SAM Learning), provides remote access for off-campus study, operates a parent payment system (ParentPay), runs an Operations Encompass police-linked safeguarding programme, and makes its sports centre available for community use.

Product overview

Landau Forte Academy QEMS operates as a secondary school academy providing educational services for students, managed under the Landau Forte Charitable Trust. The academy offers a core educational program encompassing curriculum delivery, GCSE examination preparation, and personal development. The academy integrates supplementary learning platforms including GCSEPod and SAM Learning for exam revision support, along with Remote Access services for off-campus learning. Parent engagement is facilitated through ParentPay for payments and regular newsletter communications. The academy also operates community facilities including a sports centre available for public hire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Services (Years 7-11 with GCSE pathway) Full-time secondary education for students in Years 7-11, including GCSE curriculum delivery across subjects, examination preparation, careers and employability education, personal development (SMSC), extra-curricular activities, SEND support, and a Sixth Form partnership with Tamworth Sixth Form for post-16 progression. Delivered as a state-funded service to enrolled students and their families.
• Landau Forte Academy Sports Centre (Community Use) Community-accessible sports facilities operated by the academy and available for public hire by local residents, groups, and clubs in Tamworth and Staffordshire.
• Remote Access Services Off-campus access service allowing enrolled students and staff to reach school email and Remote Desktop from external locations, supporting continued study and working outside school premises.
• Free School Meals Provision Free school meals service provided to eligible enrolled students through the academy's restaurant and catering provision.
• Operations Encompass Safeguarding Programme

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Operations EncompasscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Operations Encompass is a police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership supporting children who experience Domestic Violence and Abuse. Police share information with the school about all police-attended Domestic Abuse incidents involving any of their children prior to the start of the next school day. The school has Key Adults (DSL) trained to cascade the principles to all staff.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large UK multi-academy trust operating both state and independent secondary schools. Comparable as a broader incumbent with shared services across multiple academies in a similar operating model.
• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts operating primary and secondary academies, including in the Midlands. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering the same state-funded secondary education model across a wider footprint.
• Lift Schools: UK multi-academy trust (formerly Academies Enterprise Trust) operating numerous secondary academies. Comparable as a larger MAT using a similar state-funded, multi-school governance and operating structure.
• Oasis Community Learning: Multi-academy trust running Oasis Academies across England with a values-driven ethos. Comparable as a larger MAT offering state-funded secondary education with a similar community-hub orientation.
• Ark Schools: National multi-academy trust operating secondary academies across England. Comparable as a large-scale MAT delivering state-funded secondary education with similar curriculum, safeguarding, and edtech adoption profiles.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Midlands-focused multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies. Comparable as a regional MAT incumbent with overlapping geography and a similar state-funded secondary model.

Regional players

• South Staffordshire College: Further-education college serving the broader Staffordshire area with vocational and academic post-16 pathways. Comparable as a regional alternative provider competing for the same school-leaver cohort QEMS feeds into.
• Tamworth Sixth Form College: Post-16 provider located in Tamworth and explicitly partnered with QEMS for sixth-form progression. Comparable as a regional player addressing the same student cohort for adjacent age groups in the same catchment.

Direct peers

• Landau Forte Academy Moorlands: Another secondary academy within the Landau Forte Charitable Trust network, offering GCSE provision in a similar Midlands catchment. Direct peer with shared curriculum, trust-level policies, and identical funding model.
• Landau Forte Academy Derby: Sister secondary academy under the same Landau Forte Charitable Trust, sharing back-office functions, governance, and operational templates. Direct peer because of identical operating model, funding source, and student age range.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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