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Platanos College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Clapham Road, London SW9 0AL · platanoscollege.com · 07971 083782
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lambeth 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Lambeth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 870
- 87% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
- First language not English
- 70.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Platanos Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Lambeth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 99 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 99 | 67 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 72 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 139 | 98 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 155 | 96 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 154 | 122 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.8, and 35.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lambeth it was 45.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade E+ (12.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 62.4 | +19.9 |
| Sixth form college | 8.1 | −4.6 |
| Further education | 18.3 | −16.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 33 | E+ (12.4) | Well below average -1.38 |
| All academic | 33 | E+ (12.7) | Well below average -1.36 |
| Applied general | 8 | Pass+ (17.8) | Well below average -1.04 |
Ofsted
Platanos College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 October 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Oct 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 118
- 13% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 26% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (38%) with SEND