What did Ofsted judge John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in December 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?

John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has 650 pupils on roll.

What ages does John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College take?

John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

How do I apply to John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?

John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?

When John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order. This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Childrens Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders); 2. Sibling attending the school — There is a sibling who will still be attending the school when the child is due to start. By sibling we mean: A full brother or full sister, whether or not living in the same household. Another child normally living for the majority of term time in the same household, for whom an adult in the household has parental responsibility as defined in the Children Act 1989 or Section 576 of the Education Act 1996. In the case of twins and where there is only one place available in the College, both will be treated as one application. The College will go above its admission number by one; 3. Parent employed at the college — A student whose parent(s) is presently employed at John Spendluffe Technology College or is/are recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This does not include third party contracted persons (building contractors, external services etc), and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: If two or more children are tied for the last place a lottery will be drawn by an independent person, not employed by the school or working in the Children's Service Directorate at the local authority.

What is the largest ethnic background at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.2% of pupils at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order. This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Childrens Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption orders).
2Sibling attending the school — There is a sibling who will still be attending the school when the child is due to start. By sibling we mean: A full brother or full sister, whether or not living in the same household. Another child normally living for the majority of term time in the same household, for whom an adult in the household has parental responsibility as defined in the Children Act 1989 or Section 576 of the Education Act 1996. In the case of twins and where there is only one place available in the College, both will be treated as one application. The College will go above its admission number by one.
3Parent employed at the college — A student whose parent(s) is presently employed at John Spendluffe Technology College or is/are recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This does not include third party contracted persons (building contractors, external services etc).
4Distance of home from college — Distance of home from college. JSTC follow the nearest school guidance which can be found via www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. Search for "Find a School". This will be measured as straight line distance as calculated electronically to three figures after the decimal point (e.g. 1.543 miles) by Lincolnshire County Council school admissions team from the Post Office Address Point of the home to the Post Office Address Point of the school.
5Tie-break within oversubscription criteria — If any of the oversubscription criteria have too many applicants then the tie-break will be distance described in 4 above. The child living closer to the school will be offered the place. In the event that this is the same for two or more children it will be decided by random allocation.

If two applications tie: If two or more children are tied for the last place a lottery will be drawn by an independent person, not employed by the school or working in the Children's Service Directorate at the local authority.

Children with Education, Health and Care Plans allocated first before oversubscription criteria are applied. The school welcomes applications regardless of aptitude or ability. Twins treated as one application with college admitting above admission number by one if necessary. Fair Access protocol applies. Service personnel provisions apply for late and mid-year applications.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.