Platanos College (formerly Stockwell Park High School) is a mixed

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located in the

Stockwell Stockwell is a district in south west London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. It is situated south of Charing Cross. Battersea, Brixton, Clapham, South Lambeth, Oval and Kennington all border Stockwell. History The na ...

area of the

London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth () is a London boroughs, London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London ...

, England. The school was converted to academy status on 1 February 2011, and was previously a

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administered by

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. The school continues to coordinate with Lambeth London Borough Council for admissions. Platanos College offers

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as programmes of study for pupils. The school also offers a

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pathway for gifted pupils.

Performance and inspection

In 2019, the school's

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and

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scores at

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were both above average. As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by

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was in 2014, with a judgement of Outstanding.

References

External links

Platanos College official website
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Lambeth Academies in the London Borough of Lambeth Stockwell {{London-school-stub