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XP East

Middle Bank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5NG ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 11–19 in Doncaster. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (June 2024). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 36.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 58 families put it first for 49 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–19
Pupils
273
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Doncaster
Academy trust
XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Headteacher
Mrs Claira Salter
Opened
Sept 2017

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 11 Jun 2024
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 48 pupils

Attainment 8
36.9
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
22.9%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
43.8%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.33
2023/24 · CI -0.76 to 0.09
This school
36.9
Doncaster
44.6
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
49
1st preferences
58
All applications
298
1st prefs per place
1.18
More first choices than places

25 of 58 first-preference applicants were offered a place (43%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
280
Capacity
250
109% full
Girls / boys
50/50
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)25.6%
  • English as an additional language6.8%
  • SEN support32.9%
  • Education, Health and Care plan6.8%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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