| Established | 2006 as an Academy [2] |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Elizabeth Coffey |
| Vice Principals | J B Grant / J B Robson |
| Location | Fox Street Derby Derbyshire DE1 2LF England |
| Local authority | Derby |
| DfE URN | 135120 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1025 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19[3] |
| Houses | Landau 1/Landau 2/Forte 1/Forte 2 |
| Colours | Navy, white and red |
| Publication | Landau Forte College Newslink |
| Website | Landau Forte College |
Landau Forte College is an Academy in Derby, England. The College was founded in 1992 as a City Technology College and its initial principal sponsors were Martin Landau and the Forte organisation. It became a City Academy on 1 September 2006[3].
Due to the College's recent status change from City Technology College to Academy, a greater intake for each year, plus an expanded sixth-form, is required. This expansion will bring the total number of students in the academy to over 1,200. To cope with the extra students, a new "Learning Centre" has been built. The new learning centre includes a Business Enterprise Centre, E-learning Centre, Presentation Suite, Art and Design Studios and teacher training facility whereby a classroom can be viewed electronically via cameras and microphones to aid teacher development. The new learning centre[4] was completed for the 07/08 academic year which began for existing Landau Forte students (those not in Year 7 or 12) on Wednesday 23 August 2007. The college year began Wednesday 20 August 2008 (again not including years 7 and 12). The intake of students has again increased from taking 150 year 7 students to 168 students per year.[5] Aside from this, the Landau Forte Trust has renovated and re-built several educational sites in Tamworth, Staffordshire, ranging from two comprehensive high schools, and one post-16 sixth form centre.