XP East, Doncaster

In 2026, pupils at XP East averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Doncaster and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Doncaster and 47% in England.

That is up from 36.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.33: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 27.6, against 43.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 12 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Statistics and History.

For September 2026 entry, 58 families put XP East as their first choice and 298 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to XP East are XP School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Doncaster UTC (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); Hall Cross Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Hospital Teaching Service (1.3 miles).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than XP East.

XP East is one of 8 schools run by Xp School Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Of the 46 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 28% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 24 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 17% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 17% into work.

9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 74 pupils (27.1%) received SEN support and 17 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Doncaster Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Potteric Carr Road/Middle Bank (adjacent), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 394 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, XP East issued 80 suspensions, 28.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to XP East are Lakeside Primary Academy (0.3 miles), St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Atlas Academy (0.8 miles) and Town Field Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.