XP East
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XP East is a free school in Doncaster for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 273 pupils and room for 450. About 30 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 9 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 26% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2024.
Middle Bank, Doncaster, DN4 5NG01302 898792Mrs claira Salter headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 11 June 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
48 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Doncaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 47 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 36.9 | 44.4 | 41.3 | 41.3 | 44.9 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.33 | -0.65 | -0.61 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 23% | 39% | 38% | 28% | 43% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 44% | 67% | 58% | 53% | 64% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.31 | 4.11 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.85 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 42% | 48% | 35% | 47% | 27% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 30.9 | 34.0 | 32.3 | 32.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 38.1 | 47.2 | 44.3 | 46.6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 23.0 | 22.6 | 27.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 62.7 | 58.3 | 60.9 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 10 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Spanish (20% here, 54% across England), Religious Studies (30% here, 60% across England), Statistics (22% here, 51% across England), Mathematics (25% here, 53% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 48 | 2% | 25% | 48% | 53% | 3,098 of 3,211 |
| English Literature | 48 | 10% | 46% | 46% | 58% | 2,324 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 48 | 8% | 44% | 54% | 54% | 2,295 of 3,210 |
| Combined Science | 47 | 0% | 30% | 47% | 36% | 1,893 of 3,084 |
| Statistics | 45 | 0% | 22% | 38% | 51% | 326 of 375 |
| History | 44 | 18% | 43% | 48% | 52% | 2,030 of 3,126 |
| Art and Design | 42 | 10% | 31% | 50% | 58% | 2,499 of 2,818 |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 9% | 30% | 44% | 60% | 1,733 of 1,825 |
| Spanish | 20 | 0% | 20% | 45% | 54% | 1,850 of 1,941 |
| Social Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 54% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
31 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 31 | 28 | 18 | 34 |
| Average A level grade | z | – | z | z |
| T levels: points per entry | 27.00 | 17.92 | 21.39 | – |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
67 places were empty (19% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (49 offers for 50 places). 58 families put it down as their first choice and 25 of them got in (43%).
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | First choices who got in | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 50 | 58 | 129 | 49 | 43% | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (35), Specific learning difficulty (15), Moderate learning difficulty (11), language and communications needs (11), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), Physical disability (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 273 | 280 | 291 | 290 | 288 | 245 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 29% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 33% | 22% | 18% | 24% | 24% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.9% | 8.9% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 24.4% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 23.2% | 13.2% | 4.0% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 28.6 | 26.5 | 18.3 | 9.7 | 4.5 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 48 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 96% | 83% |
| Education | 90% | 77% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 2% |
| Work | 2% | 4% |
| Not in education, work or training | 4% | 15% |
After sixth form
Where the 15 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Where the ones heading for university went
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 40% | 78% | 80% |
| Education | 33% | 39% | 40% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Work | 7% | 30% | 40% |
| Not in education, work or training | 53% | 17% | 13% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XP School | Free school | 150 m | 246 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| Doncaster UTC | University technical college | 0.8 miles | 770 | Good 2022 | 57 | Compare |
| Hall Cross Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 2,039 | Good 2023 | 71 | Compare |
| Hospital Teaching Service | Miscellaneous | 1.3 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Astrea Academy Woodfields | Academy | 1.3 miles | 662 | Good 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Outwood Academy Danum | Academy | 2.1 miles | 1,083 | Good 2024 | 41 | Compare |
| The McAuley Catholic High School | Academy | 2.4 miles | 1,431 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
| Armthorpe Academy | Academy | 3.0 miles | 695 | Requires improvement 2024 | 7 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares XP East with the 40 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 40 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 40 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than XP East, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XP School | Free school | 150 m | 246 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | University technical college | 15.0 miles | 445 | Not inspected | 24 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 9 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 9% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 5 to 14. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | below | -0.14 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 48 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well below | -0.43 | Ofsted grade, 2.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | below | -0.19 | DfE progress measure; 48 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.02 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.00 | 2024/25; 266 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.17 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 48 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | +0.01 | 48 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is XP East a good school?
The figures are weak. XP East scores 9 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 26% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 5 to 14, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is XP East's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated XP East requires improvement at its last full inspection on 11 June 2024.
How good are XP East's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 23% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 36.9, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about half a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does XP East have?
273 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 450 places, so it is 61% full.
Is XP East oversubscribed?
Probably not. 67 places were empty in 2024/25 (19% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at XP East?
Pupils were in school 92.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at XP East?
The average class had 22.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does XP East have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Middle Bank, Doncaster, DN4 5NG
- Telephone
- 01302 898792
- Headteacher
- Mrs claira Salter
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Xp School Trust Limited (8 schools)
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward
- Town
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2017
- URN
- 143916 · LAESTAB 3714006 · UKPRN 10064960
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Doncaster council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.