Platanos College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Unique reference
- 136450
- Address
- Clapham Road, SW9 0AL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 916 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 72.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.4%
- Persistent absence
- 30.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 6.4% |
| Mixed | 7.8% |
| Caribbean | 16.4% |
| Other White | 18.6% |
| African | 38.1% |
| White British | 4.9% |
| Bangladeshi | 3.9% |
| Other Black | 1.5% |
| Other Asian | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
| Indian | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 43% |
| Local authority average | 49% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 36% |
| Local authority average | 41% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 40.8 |
| Local authority average | 45.4 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.71 |
| Local authority average | 4.1 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
| Geography | GCSE | 23 |
| History | GCSE | 98 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
Platanos College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 145 84 61 |
| Year 8 | 156 71 85 |
| Year 9 | 154 79 75 |
| Year 10 | 159 75 84 |
| Year 11 | 159 74 85 |
| Year 12 | 101 64 37 |
| Year 13 | 42 21 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 27.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 52.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 4.0% 3.0% |