Platanos College

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Platanos College
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Platanos College
Clapham Road

, ,
SW9 0AL

Coordinates 51°28′25″N0°07′10″W / 51.47356°N 0.11937°W / 51.47356; -0.11937 Coordinates: 51°28′25″N0°07′10″W / 51.47356°N 0.11937°W / 51.47356; -0.11937
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Type Academy
MottoAttitude Determines Altitude
Department for Education URN 136450 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherJudette Tapper
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Website www.platanoscollege.com

Platanos College (formerly Stockwell Park High School) is a mixed secondary school located in the Stockwell area of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. [1]

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The school was converted to academy status on 1 February 2011, and was previously a foundation school administered by Lambeth London Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Lambeth London Borough Council for admissions.

Platanos College offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also offers a grammar school pathway for gifted pupils. [2]

Performance and inspection

In 2019, the school's Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores at GCSE were both above average. [3]

As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2014, with a judgement of Outstanding. [4]

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References

  1. "Home". Platanos College. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. "Grammar School Pathway". Platanos College. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. "Platanos College". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. Jones, Jackie (2014). "Platanos College". Ofsted. Retrieved 13 January 2021.