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John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hanby Lane, Alford LN13 9BL · jstc.org.uk · 01507 462443
On the mapSearch near LN13 9BL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 650
- 25 over 625 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 55.3%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 139 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 122 | 139 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 129 | 123 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 135 | 160 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 119 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 115 | 109 | 0.9 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.2, and 19.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼19.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.95 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.6 | −6.5 |
| Sixth form college | 23.8 | +10 |
| Further education | 47.5 | −10.2 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 43
- 7% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (28%) with SEND