Secondary school

XP East

  • Free School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Doncaster
  • DN4 5NG
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jun 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,934 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 90%

Top % in England, by year
2021/22: top 84%84%2022/23: top 74%2023/24: top 57%57% · 2023/242024/25: top 90%

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 836.9 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.32/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−8.8 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths22.9% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
EBacc point score3.31 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.932/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−16.5 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.33 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.073/10 Below
A level points per entryNot enough data · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1Suppressed in 2024/25 (too few pupils to publish)
Show exam results by year
Attainment 8
2021/22: 41.3 · 47 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 41.3 · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 44.4 · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 36.9 · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.344.436.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
2021/22: 28% · 47 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 38% · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 39.1% · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 22.9% · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%39.1%22.9%
A level points per entry
2021/22: withheld2022/23: withheld2023/24: withheld (3 pupils)2024/25: withheld

Withheld 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in43.1%
25 of 58 who put it first2018 · 27.4%2026 · 43.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5825
2nd15923
3rd791

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2021–2025

  1. 2021Requires improvement
  2. 2024Requires improvement
  3. 2025Ungraded visit

3 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026273
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.6%
First language not English6.8%
SEN support32.9%
EHC plan6.8%
Absence (sessions missed)7.8%
Persistently absent pupils24.4%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

109.2% full · 250 places · 38 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 70 responses (24.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school82.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved81.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.7% not applicable37.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year80% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 18.6% not applicable78.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed76.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school75.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing80% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school77.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development82.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 12.7
  • Leadership 2.5
  • Teaching assistants 9.4
  • Other support 1.7

Teachers 15.2 FTE · Whole workforce 26.3 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,333
Spend per pupil£5,284
Staff spend per pupil£4,043
Reserve per pupil£865
  • +£244,000revenue reserve
  • +£860,000in-year balance

Grants £8,330 · self-generated £181 · premises £0 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED (8 academies) · trust reserve £1,214,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

46 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.5%
  • Education87%
  • Apprenticeship2.2%
  • Employment4.3%
  • Not sustained2.2%
  • Unknown4.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

24 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained45.8%
  • Education20.8%
  • Higher education16.7%
  • Apprenticeship8.3%
  • Employment16.7%
  • Not sustained37.5%
  • Unknown16.7%