John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College

About John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College

John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is a mixed secondary school in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, for pupils aged 11 to 16. With 634 pupils on roll against a capacity of 625, it is effectively full, and the demand is clear: for the 2025/26 academic year, the school received 250 applications for 129 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1.94. Of those applicants, 123 put the school as their first preference, and 111 first-preference offers were made. The school’s intake is notably different from the national picture when it comes to disadvantage. Over half of its pupils — 52.1 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, a figure that is significantly higher than the national average for secondary schools, which typically sits around 23 per cent. This context matters when interpreting the school’s academic results, as schools with higher levels of deprivation often face additional challenges in achieving top-line scores.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in December 2022, the school was rated Good overall, with Good ratings for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marked a clear improvement from its previous inspection in March 2019, when it was rated Requires Improvement. On academic measures, the school’s Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 academic year was -0.26, meaning pupils achieved slightly less progress than the national average. This is below the Lincolnshire local authority average of -0.06. The Attainment 8 score was 35.2, and 40.2 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The school’s EBacc entry rate was very low at 4.9 per cent, and no pupils entered the full EBacc combination. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50 per cent for Progress 8, sitting at the 68th percentile.

The school offers a wide range of facilities, including a theatre, swimming pool, astro turf, sports hall, tennis courts, and music rooms, as well as science labs and an ICT suite. Sports on offer include basketball, netball, athletics, swimming, martial arts, and hockey, and there is a strong selection of clubs such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, choir, orchestra, debate, and Young Enterprise. The school has no sixth form, so pupils must move on elsewhere after Year 11. SEND provision covers a broad spectrum, including support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that serves a high-needs community and has seen a clear improvement in its Ofsted rating, making it a solid option for families in the area who want a local, non-selective secondary with good facilities and a clear focus on personal development.

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