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Platanos College

Academy converter secondary school in London (Lambeth).

Attainment 8
46.3
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
54.4%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.7%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.2
▲ 3.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
54.0%
▲ 27pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
31.4%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
87%
870 / 1,000 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2021

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Platanos College is a academy located in London, Lambeth. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. The Headteacher is Judette Tapper.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Band
  • Drama
  • Photography
  • Accelerated Reader

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
  • Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families

Key facts

URN
136450
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record