John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College is a secondary modern school

Secondary modern school

A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...

 situated on Hanby Lane in the rural market town of Alford

Alford, Lincolnshire

- Notable residents :* Captain John Smith who lived in nearby Willoughby* Anne Hutchinson, pioneer settler and religious reformer in the United States* Thomas Paine, who was an excise officer in the town....

, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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, England

England

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Admissions

The current Headteacher is Mr Beverley and there are 55 staff and 13 support staff. Currently there are 612 students on role, However it does not have a Sixth form.

It is a popular alternative for pupils living in the Alford area if they do not wish to or were not accepted into Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford is a selective, co-educational, foundation status Grammar School and Sixth Form College in Alford, Lincolnshire, England.-Admissions:...

Specialist Status

In 2003, February, John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College was designated a Technology College. This means that they demonstrate commitment to using Technology to enhance all subject areas. To raise standards at all levels in the school they were given clear targets to meet, and must play an important role working with other schools and groups in the local community.

In 2005 John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College was identified by the government as a Foundation School. At Foundation Schools, the governing body employs the schools staff and has primary responsibility for admission arrangements. The school's land and buildings are owned by the governing body or by a charitable foundation. Many of these schools were formerly grant-maintained schools.

Academic performance

The school gets reasonable results at GCSE, slightly lower than Monks' Dyke Technology College

Monks' Dyke Technology College

Monks’ Dyke Technology College is a comprehensive school situated in the rural market town of Louth, Lincolnshire on Monks' Dyke Road.-Admissions:...

, Louth and Cordeaux School

Cordeaux School

Cordeaux School is a secondary modern school on North Holme Road in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. Cordeaux School - A Specialist Engineering College currently is ranked 46th out of 73 in the 2009 Lincolnshire County League Table....

, Louth.

Departments

Citizenship Department

English Department

Humanities Department

• Geography
• History
• R.E.

ICT Department

Mathematics Department

Modern Foreign Languages Department

• French
• Other Languages

Expressive Arts

• Art
• Drama
• Music

P.E. Department

SEN Department

Science Department

Technology

• Product Design
• Food
• Textiles
• Child Development

External links

• John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College Website