Christopher Pincher attends the opening of the Landau Forte Academy Tamworth in Amington

Christopher Pincher, Member of Parliament for Tamworth, attended the official opening of the new Landau Forte Academy Tamworth, Amington building.

The new £35 million development was officially opened early this week by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester. The school is home to around 960 11-16 pupils and over 100 members of staff. The building, which is now complete, took a little over 14 months to complete after the school gained Academy status in September 2010 switching from the former Woodhouse High School. This summer the school saw an increase of 17% of students achieving at least 5 A*-C including English and maths, one of the best improvement stories in the country.

The Landau Forte trust now educates almost 3000 students over four sites, including three in Tamworth.

After a guided tour of the new building and facilities Mr Pincher commented: