Platanos College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 20 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
- 856 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 70.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.8%
African 36.9%
Caribbean 18.6%
Other White 17.2%
Mixed 8.9%
Other 6%
Bangladeshi 4.8%
White British 4.7%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.46
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 185 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 184 |
Admissions
Platanos College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 71 83 |
| Year 8 | 153 81 72 |
| Year 9 | 157 75 82 |
| Year 10 | 152 71 81 |
| Year 11 | 190 98 92 |
| Year 12 | 50 27 23 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 91.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 26.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 54.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 9.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |