XP East
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Doncaster
Middle Bank, Doncaster, DN4 5NG
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 11/06/2024
Application demand
36%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
24.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
273
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
250 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
36%
1st preference success rate
31 of 86 families who put it first got an offer
50
Places offered
356
Total applications
7.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 86 | 31 | ● 36% |
| 2nd preference | 178 | 19 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 92 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 356 | 50 | 14% |
1st preference success by year
Doncaster lets families list 3 preferences. 5 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
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- 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
- 143916
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
273 pupils · 250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 266 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
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 | 44.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 48 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 3 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 48 | 2% | 25% | 48% | |
| English Language | 48 | 8% | 44% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 48 | 10% | 46% | 46% | |
| Combined Science | 47 | 0% | 30% | 47% | |
| Statistics | 45 | 0% | 22% | 38% | |
| History | 44 | 18% | 43% | 48% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 10% | 31% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 9% | 30% | 43% | |
| Spanish | 20 | 0% | 20% | 45% | |
| Social Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 26% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 35% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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) |
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.