John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College, Alford
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Alford, part of John Spendluffe Technology College. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2022. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 49th-highest of the 54 schools in Lincolnshire with published results, and 3,169th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College in detail
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College in its own words
In its own words: "JSTC is a non-selective 11-16 co-educational school in a selective area. We are a popular, over-subscribed school of around 630 students. Despite being a secondary modern school, we have the full ability range including gifted and talented students."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 33.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.
21% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.
That is down from 36.2 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.26: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.6, against 34.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 1.5 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.
Getting a place at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
For September 2026 entry, 139 families put John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College as their first choice and 249 named it as one of their preferences, for 122 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 29 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
The trust
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is run by its own single-school academy trust.
Where pupils go next
Of the 122 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 74% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.
Who goes there
55.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 121 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 49 (7.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is John Spendluff Technology College, 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College issued 177 suspensions, 27.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
55.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -0.46 to -0.26 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 37.5 to 33.3 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 21% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 33.3 | 21.1% |
| Disadvantaged(62) | - | 32.6 | 21% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(52) | - | 34.1 | 21.2% |
| Boys(50) | - | 31.6 | 18% |
| Girls(64) | - | 34.6 | 23.4% |
Show more breakdowns (1)
| Non mobile(102) | - | 35.0 | 23.5% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 122 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.47%
Exclusion rate
177
Suspensions
27.92%
Suspension rate
71 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 634 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby secondary school
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Term dates
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
637 pupils
625 places
12 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Alford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Alford
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
9,247
Applications
7,828
Got 1st preference
84.7%
Got preferred school
96.4%
All secondary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
121
SEN Support
49
EHC Plans
26.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
650
Total Pupils
352
Boys
298
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
45
Teachers
14.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,492
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,024
Per pupil
£5533k
Total funding
£326k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.8%
Overall absence
32.6%
Persistent absence
684
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Questions parents ask about John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
What are GCSE results like at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
In the 2026 results, pupils at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 33.3. 21% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's Ofsted rating?
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
No fixed boundary. When John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
Classes at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College average 22.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has around 650 pupils on roll. 55% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
9.8% of sessions were missed at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College in 2024/25. 32.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is at Hanby Lane, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)