XP East

XP East is currently performing at a level that requires improvement overall, indicating a need for further enhancements in their educational quality and management. The school has a strong focus on personal development and exceptional behaviour among pupils, which are notable strengths. However, the academic curriculum is not meeting the expectations, resulting in underachievement in external examinations. Recent initiatives have been introduced to address these gaps, but their effectiveness has yet to be realized fully.

Strengths

• Pupils show very high levels of respect and compassion for each other.
• Pupils benefit from a unique topic-based curriculum that promotes creativity.
• Behaviour at the school is exemplary, with strong relationships between students and staff.
• The school's personal development programme is exceptional and comprehensive.
• Sixth-form students make good progress and are appreciated for their diverse opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Academic progress in external examinations is poor.
• Assessment methods and feedback lack consistency across the curriculum.
• Support for weak readers is not precise enough.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at XP East attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.7% of pupils at XP East were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 XP East had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.1% of pupils at XP East were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 XP East received £8,378 and spent £6,837 for each of its 282 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £204,000 (£723 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Xp School Trust Limited, income was £7,611 and spending £7,203 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Doncaster · Doncaster local authority: places and applications

XP East is part of Xp School Trust Limited, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• XP School Doncaster
• Plover Primary School Doncaster
• Carcroft Primary School Doncaster
• Norton Junior School Doncaster
• Norton Infant School Doncaster
• Green Top Doncaster
• XP Gateshead Felling

What is XP East's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for XP East is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was XP East last inspected by Ofsted?

XP East was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does XP East have?

XP East has 273 pupils on roll.

What age range does XP East cover?

XP East for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are XP East's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.8, and 27% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is XP East?

XP East is at Middle Bank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5NG.