Secondary school

John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • LN13 9BL
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,999 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 77%77%2016/17: top 72%72% · 2016/172017/18: top 84%2018/19: top 87%2021/22: top 91%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 836.2 · East Midlands 451/10 Well below East Midlands
Grade 5+ English and maths19.6% · East Midlands 41.6%1/10 Well below East Midlands−7.3 pts
EBacc point score2.95 · East Midlands 3.921/10 Well below East Midlands
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.26 · East Midlands −0.064/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.7 · 93 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 42.2 · 104 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 39.2 · 92 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 38.3 · 94 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 38.5 · 123 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 37.5 · 113 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 35.2 · 122 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 36.2 · 112 pupils · East Midlands 45.0545.735.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 25% · 104 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 21% · 92 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 16% · 94 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 28% · 123 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 20% · 113 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 15.6% · 122 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 19.6% · 112 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%28%15.6%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.1%
110 of 139 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 79.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st139110
2nd7312
3rd370

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026650
Free school meals (past 6 years)52.7%
First language not English0.9%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan6.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.8%
Persistently absent pupils32.6%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.7%

104% full · 625 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 33.6
  • Leadership 6.8
  • Teaching assistants 25.1
  • Other support 29.5

Teachers 40.4 FTE · Whole workforce 95 · 114 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,371
Spend per pupil£10,033
Staff spend per pupil£7,520
Reserve per pupil£1,475
  • +£938,000revenue reserve
  • +£215,000in-year balance

Grants £9,805 · self-generated £608 · premises £498 per pupil

Single-academy trust: JOHN SPENDLUFFE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

122 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84.4%
  • Education73.8%
  • Apprenticeship7.4%
  • Employment3.3%
  • Not sustained11.5%
  • Unknown4.1%