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XP East
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Middle Bank, Doncaster DN4 5NG · xpeast.org · 01302 898792
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Doncaster 44.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 273
- 23 over 250 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 43% 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 | 49 | 58 | 1.2▲ | 43% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 86 | 1.7▲ | 36% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 130 | 2.7▲ | 28% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 90 | 2.1▲ | 33% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 100 | 2▲ | 28% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.9, and 22.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13 | −6.1 |
| Sixth form college | 41.3 | +20 |
| Further education | 28.3 | −3.6 |
| Other education | 4.3 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 4.3 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.2 | −12.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +2.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
Tech level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 students | Merit+ (27) | — |
| Earlier years: Tech level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 12 | Pass+ (17.9) | -0.84 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | Merit- (21.4) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 16.7 | −9.4 |
| Further education | 4.1 | −8.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 16.7 | −13.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 37.5 | +20.1 |
| Activity not captured | 16.7 | +12.4 |
Ofsted
XP East was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Other inspections
- May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 70
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (30%) with SEND