John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- JOHN SPENDLUFFE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Curtis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 625
- Pupils on roll
- 650
- URN
- 136968
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507462443
About this school
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is a secondary academy in Alford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 650 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 113 | 122 | 112 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 | 35.2 | 36.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.73 to -0.20 | -0.26 -0.51 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 15.6% | 19.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 40.2% | 48.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 4.9% | 7.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.2 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 626 |
| 2023/24 | 626 |
| 2024/25 | 634 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College compares
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College ranked 48th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.2 | 9.8% | 52.7% | 650 | — |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy | 60.5 | 6.2% | 14% | 565 | 0.5 miles |
| King Edward VI Academy | 39.3 | 8.1% | 47.1% | 357 | 6.8 miles |
| Skegness Academy | 30.7 | 12.3% | 65% | 939 | 9.6 miles |
| Skegness Grammar School | 52 | 7.8% | 26.1% | 622 | 9.8 miles |
| Louth Academy | 45 | 8.3% | 40.9% | 891 | 10.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.68%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 32.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Alford
-
King Edward VI Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Spilsby
-
Skegness Academy9.6 miles
Secondary · Skegness
-
Skegness Grammar School9.8 miles
Secondary · Skegness
-
Louth Academy10.5 miles
Secondary · Louth
Other schools in Alford
Common questions
- What ages does John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College teach?
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Alford.
- Who is the headteacher of John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
- The headteacher of John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is Mr Simon Curtis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has 650 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College full?
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has capacity for 625 pupils and 650 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College a faith school?
- No. John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has no designated religious character.
- Is John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College a selective school?
- No. John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College part of an academy trust?
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is part of JOHN SPENDLUFFE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.5 in 2022/23 and 36.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College ranked 48th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's absence rate?
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.