John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BL
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
32.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
650
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
625 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
111 of 123 families who put it first got an offer
129
Places offered
250
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 123 | 111 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 91 | 17 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 250 | 129 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Curtis
- Address
- Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BL
- Phone
- 01507462443
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Alford · Louth and Horncastle
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136968
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: JOHN SPENDLUFFE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
650 pupils · 625 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 684 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 16% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 19.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 48.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 112 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 112 | 3% | 29% | 58% | |
| English Language | 112 | 1% | 28% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 1% | 14% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 107 | 4% | 32% | 64% | |
| Geography | 71 | 1% | 20% | 38% | |
| History | 49 | 0% | 10% | 16% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 20% | 39% | 63% | |
| Design & Technology | 28 | 0% | 7% | 43% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 15 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| Spanish | 8 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| Social Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.