OFSTED
19 October 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lambeth
Trust
THE PLATANOS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
870
870 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
411
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
459
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.2 pts
above England
School
54.0%
Lambeth
37.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
49.8 pts
above England
School
70.1%
Lambeth
39.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lambeth
0.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
39.9%
347
Any other White background
16.6%
144
Caribbean
14.8%
129
Any other ethnic group
7.6%
66
White British
4.5%
39
Bangladeshi
4.1%
36
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.1%
192 of
870 pupils
1.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
40.8
1.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.22 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.08 pts
higher than
England
School
9.30%
Lambeth
6.67%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.72%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.90 pts
higher than
England
School
31.72%
Lambeth
19.39%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.48%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.68 pts
higher than
England
School
3.48%
Lambeth
1.99%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
87.0%
5.3 pts
below England
Platanos College
87.0%
Lambeth
84.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.