Platanos College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lambeth
Clapham Road, London, SW9 0AL
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/10/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
31.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
870
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
72 of 72 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
216
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 72 | 72 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 6 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 52 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 216 | 82 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Lambeth lets families list 6 preferences. 22 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Judette Tapper
- Address
- Clapham Road, London, SW9 0AL
- Phone
- 07971083782
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward / constituency
- Stockwell East · Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136450
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 70% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PLATANOS TRUST
870 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
19 October 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 804 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 12.38 | 35 |
| Average grade | E+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 33 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 13% | 41% | 62% | |
| Combined Science | 149 | 11% | 40% | 54% | |
| English Language | 149 | 12% | 46% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 11% | 49% | 65% | |
| Religious Studies | 134 | 9% | 40% | 54% | |
| History | 98 | 12% | 29% | 46% | |
| Art and Design | 74 | 7% | 22% | 61% | |
| Spanish | 64 | 27% | 75% | 94% | |
| Business | 29 | 10% | 45% | 69% | |
| Geography | 23 | 4% | 22% | 48% | |
| Computer Science | 20 | 0% | 20% | 45% | |
| Portuguese | 9 | 78% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lambeth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.