Platanos College

State-Funded School

platanos-college-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Vauxhall and Camberwell GreenConstituency

SW9 0ALPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Platanos College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Lambeth, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 870 pupils. Platanos College is part of The Platanos Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.71

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

Black

57%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

870

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

70%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 870
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Platanos Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Jan 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.