John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BL
650 pupils · 104% of 625 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- JOHN SPENDLUFFE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 55.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 26 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 19.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 7.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 122 | 139 | 249 | 122 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 129 | 123 | 250 | 129 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 135 | 160 | 266 | 135 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 118 | 119 | 218 | 118 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 115 | 109 | 200 | 115 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 130 | 138 | 241 | 130 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 134 | 133 | 233 | 134 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 132 | 147 | 284 | 132 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy 0.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- King Edward VI Academy 10.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Skegness Academy 15.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Skegness Grammar School 15.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Louth Academy 16.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King Edward VI Grammar School 17.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.