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%
African 38.1%
Other White 18.6%
Caribbean 16.4%
Mixed 7.8%
Other 6.4%
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
School 43%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
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% |