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XP School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Middle Bank, Doncaster DN4 5NG · xpschool.org · 01302 898792
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 246
- 98% of 250 places
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 125 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 31% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 125 | 2.5▲ | 31% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 150 | 3▲ | 28% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 185 | 4▲ | 21% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 192 | 4.6▲ | 18% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 209 | 4.5▲ | 19% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.8, and 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Doncaster it was 44.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 16.7 | −3.7 |
| Sixth form college | 31.3 | +4.8 |
| Further education | 35.4 | +6.8 |
| Other education | 4.2 | +2.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | −6 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | −6.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
XP School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 29
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied