Academy converter · Lambeth

Platanos College

11–19Ages
870Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136450URN

Clapham Road, London, SW9 0AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2021 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

1.2 below Lambeth median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lambeth

199 applications for 99 places · 11th of 13 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.3of 90

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

7th of 16 in Lambeth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 October 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Lambeth median (3.2) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

199 applications · 99 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 2.0; Lambeth median median 3.2
2025 1.8; Lambeth median median 3.5
2024 1.8; Lambeth median median 2.8
2023 1.7; Lambeth median median 3.2
2022 2.4; Lambeth median median 3.2
2021 2.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2020 3.1; Lambeth median median 3.1
2019 2.5; Lambeth median median 2.7
2018 2.5; Lambeth median median 2.5
2017 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.0
2015 2.2; Lambeth median median 3.1
2014 2.3; Lambeth median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lambeth median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	99	199	2.0	67	0.68
Sep 2025	120	216	1.8	72	0.60
Sep 2024	139	254	1.8	98	0.71
Sep 2023	155	269	1.7	96	0.62
Sep 2022	154	370	2.4	122	0.79
Sep 2021	154	418	2.7	155	1.01
Sep 2020	154	476	3.1	173	1.12
Sep 2019	210	523	2.5	146	0.70
Sep 2018	204	514	2.5	166	0.81
Sep 2017	201	435	2.2	117	0.58
Sep 2016	205	456	2.2	120	0.59
Sep 2015	205	459	2.2	133	0.65
Sep 2014	194	444	2.3	135	0.70

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

149 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.37th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 45.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%5th of 16 in Lambeth

Lambeth 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Lambeth 58% England 66%

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	149	46.3	54%	64%	–
2024/25	149	40.8	36%	58%	–
2023/24	186	44.0	47%	67%	−0.22
2022/23	185	49.8	59%	75%	+0.37

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Platanos CollegeThis school
This school

Good2021

2.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Saint Gabriel's College
1.2 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Lilian Baylis Technology School
1.4 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Ark All Saints Academy
1.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
Sacred Heart Catholic School
1.6 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

6.0applications per place 57.4Attainment 8
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
1.8 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Trinity Academy
1.9 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Pimlico Academy
2.0 km · Westminster

2026

2.1applications per place 55.9Attainment 8
The Elms Academy
2.3 km · Lambeth

Improved significantly2025

4.7applications per place 52.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136450 · 208/4322
Trust: The Platanos Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 870 on roll
Free school meals: 57.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2011
Replaced: Stockwell Park School (URN 100626)
Address: Clapham Road, London, SW9 0AL
Local authority: Lambeth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources