XP School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Doncaster
Middle Bank, Doncaster, DN4 5NG
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/06/2023
Application demand
28%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
246
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
28%
1st preference success rate
42 of 150 families who put it first got an offer
50
Places offered
444
Total applications
8.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 150 | 42 | ● 28% |
| 2nd preference | 189 | 8 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 444 | 50 | 11% |
1st preference success by year
Doncaster lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claira Salter
- Address
- Middle Bank, Doncaster, DN4 5NG
- Phone
- 01302898792
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Ward / constituency
- Town · Doncaster Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140964
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
246 pupils · 250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 264 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 48% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 50 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 51 | 4% | 43% | 63% | |
| History | 50 | 12% | 42% | 48% | |
| Statistics | 50 | 2% | 10% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 50 | 6% | 30% | 58% | |
| English Language | 50 | 8% | 50% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 48 | 6% | 31% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 45 | 7% | 27% | 49% | |
| Spanish | 20 | 0% | 20% | 35% | |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 12% | 41% | 53% | |
| Geography | 7 | 14% | 86% | 100% | |
| Social Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Doncaster council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.