Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
Academy sponsor led · 320 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.9
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Platanos College
- Pupils on roll
- 870of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 149
- Ofsted
- Good, 19 October 2021Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Stockwell Park School (URN 100626, until 1 February 2011).
What the data says
Of the 185 pupils who finished Year 11 at Platanos College in 2023, 56% stayed on in Platanos College’s own sixth form (Lambeth average 51%), 23% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
A level grades average E+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Fine Art and Law.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 90% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Lambeth, with 36% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lambeth and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Platanos College | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 185 | 2,440 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 96% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 56% | 51% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 23% | 27% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Platanos College | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.8 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 43% | 49% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 67% | 49% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.6 | 39.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.4 | 50.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 74% | 48% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 149 | 100% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 54% |
| Mathematics | 149 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 62% |
| English Literature | 149 | 100% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 65% |
| English Language | 149 | 100% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 58% |
| Religious Studies | 134 | 90% | 31% | 9% | 32% | 54% |
| History | 98 | 66% | 41% | 12% | 26% | 46% |
| Spanish | 64 | 43% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 94% |
| Business Studies | 29 | 19% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 69% |
| Art and Design | 25 | 17% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 64% |
| Graphic Communication | 25 | 17% | 1% | 8% | 23% | 88% |
| Photography | 24 | 16% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 29% |
| Geography | 23 | 15% | 41% | 4% | 25% | 48% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 13% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| Portuguese | 9 | 6% | 0% | 78% | 50% | 100% |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 22 | 67% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Platanos College | Lambeth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 143 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 33 | 1,067 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | E+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 12.38 | 34.96 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | E+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 45% | 23% |
| Fine Art | 10 | 30% | 3% |
| Law | 10 | 30% | 4% |
| English Literature | 10 | 30% | 11% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 21% | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.