John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Lincolnshire council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 139 families put this school as their first choice, and 122 places were offered. 110 of the families who put it first got a place (79%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 6 December 2022. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

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From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

650 (capacity 625)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

JOHN SPENDLUFFE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE

Phone

01507462443

Address

Hanby Lane, Alford, LN13 9BL

Website

jstc.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports