XP School
Middle Bank, Doncaster, DN4 5NG
246 pupils · 98% of 250 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 June 2023, published 14 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 40% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 125 | 427 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 150 | 444 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 185 | 540 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 42 | 192 | 500 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 209 | 514 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 259 | 523 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 288 | 639 | 49 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 47 | 196 | 546 | 47 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- XP East 0.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Doncaster UTC 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hall Cross Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Astrea Academy Woodfields 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Outwood Academy Danum 3.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The McAuley Catholic High School 4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.