Academy converter · Lincolnshire

John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College

11–16Ages
650Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136968URN

Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

249 applications for 122 places · 20th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.3of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

49th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

249 applications · 122 places offered · 139 named it first

2026 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

This school
Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	122	249	2.0	139	1.14
Sep 2025	129	250	1.9	123	0.95
Sep 2024	135	266	2.0	160	1.19
Sep 2023	118	218	1.9	119	1.01
Sep 2022	115	200	1.7	109	0.95
Sep 2021	130	241	1.9	138	1.06
Sep 2020	134	233	1.7	133	0.99
Sep 2019	132	284	2.2	147	1.11
Sep 2018	135	270	2.0	151	1.12
Sep 2017	133	242	1.8	130	0.98
Sep 2016	134	207	1.5	135	1.01
Sep 2015	133	219	1.7	121	0.91
Sep 2014	83	158	1.9	76	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

114 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.349th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%46th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths40%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	114	33.3	21%	40%	–
2024/25	112	36.2	20%	48%	–
2023/24	122	35.2	16%	40%	−0.26
2022/23	113	37.5	20%	49%	−0.46

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

John Spendluffe Foundation Technology CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 33.3Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
0.8 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.9applications per place 59.9Attainment 8 Selective
King Edward VI Academy
10.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Skegness Academy
15.5 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 31.2Attainment 8
Skegness Grammar School
15.8 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.8applications per place 54.0Attainment 8 Selective
Louth Academy
16.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
King Edward VI Grammar School
17.4 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 58.8Attainment 8 Selective
The Banovallum School
20.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
21.1 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 62.7Attainment 8 Selective

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136968 · 925/4048
Trust: John Spendluffe Technology College
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 625 pupils · 650 on roll
Free school meals: 55.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College (URN 120648)
Address: Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BL
Local authority: Lincolnshire · East Lindsey

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources