UK Schools
Platanos College
Platanos College is a mixed secondary academy in London, London Borough of Lambeth, teaching 870 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in October 2021. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Platanos College.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Platanos College.
- 1 Autumn Term Begins (Term 1)
- 17 Autumn Term Ends (Term 1)
- 20 Autumn Half Term Begins
- 31 Autumn Half Term Ends
- 3 Autumn Term Continues (Term 2 Begins)
- 19 Autumn Term Ends (Term 2)
- 22 Christmas Holiday Begins
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 2 Christmas Holiday Ends
- 5 Spring Term Begins (Term 3)
- 13 Spring Term Ends (Term 3)
- 16 Spring Half Term Begins
- 20 Spring Half Term Ends
- 23 Spring Term Continues (Term 4 Begins)
- 27 Spring Term Ends (Term 4)
- 30 Easter Holiday Begins
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 10 Easter Holiday Ends
- 13 Summer Term Begins (Term 5)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Term Ends (Term 5)
- 25 Summer Half Term Begins
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 29 Summer Half Term Ends
- 1 Summer Term Continues (Term 6 Begins)
- 20 Summer Term Ends (Term 6)
- 21 Summer Holiday Begins
- 31 Summer Holiday Continues
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Begins (Term 1) 1 September 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Ends (Term 1) 17 October 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Begins 20 October 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term Ends 31 October 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Continues (Term 2 Begins) 3 November 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Ends (Term 2) 19 December 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Begins 22 December 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Ends 2 January 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Begins (Term 3) 5 January 2026 Term
- Spring Term Ends (Term 3) 13 February 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Begins 16 February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Ends 20 February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Continues (Term 4 Begins) 23 February 2026 Term
- Spring Term Ends (Term 4) 27 March 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Begins 30 March 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Ends 10 April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Begins (Term 5) 13 April 2026 Term
- Summer Term Ends (Term 5) 22 May 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Begins 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Ends 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Continues (Term 6 Begins) 1 June 2026 Term
- Summer Term Ends (Term 6) 20 July 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Begins 21 July 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Continues 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) 1 January 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 3 April 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) 6 April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Platanos College with London Borough of Lambeth and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school London Borough of Lambeth England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 12.38 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school London Borough of Lambeth England
Attendance 31.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school London Borough of Lambeth England
What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school London Borough of Lambeth England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Platanos College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Platanos College than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.