John Spendluffe Technology College

John Spendluffe Technology College is a secondary school with academy status situated on Hanby Lane in the rural market town of Alford, Lincolnshire, England. It does not have a sixth form.

John Spendluffe Technology College
Location
Alford , Lincolnshire , LN13 9BL England
Coordinates	53°15′28″N 0°10′59″E
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Aspirational, Inspirational, Motivated
Established	1930s
Department for Education URN	136968 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Mr G Willoughby
Head teacher	Ms Joyce Shorrock
Staff	44 teaching 21 administrative
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	612
Houses	red, green and blue
Colour(s)	{{color box|yellow}}
Website	http://www.john-spendluffe.lincs.sch.uk/college.htm

Admissions

The current Headteacher is Ms Joyce Shorrock 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 attend or were not accepted into Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

Academy and specialism

In February 2003 the school was designated as a Technology College. Although the specialist schools programme has now ended the school still offers technology education as a specialism.

In 2005 the school was identified by the government as a foundation school, and in August 2011 the school converted to academy status.

Academic performance

The school gets reasonable results at GCSE, higher than Monks' Dyke Tennyson College, Louth and Cordeaux School, Louth.

Departments

English Department

Humanities Department

• Geography
• History
• R.E.

ICT Department

Mathematics Department

Modern Foreign Languages Department

• Spanish

Expressive Arts

• Art
• Drama
• Music

P.E. Department

SEN Department

Science Department

Technology

• Product Design
• Food
• Textiles
• Child Development

This is from the jets website

Other schools in Alford

• Alford Primary School
• Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

External links

• John Spendluffe Technology College Website