XP School, Doncaster

In 2026, pupils at XP School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Doncaster and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Doncaster and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 39.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.12: 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 25.1, against 48.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 23.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 11 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Combined Science and Statistics.

For September 2026 entry, 125 families put XP School as their first choice and 427 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. That is 2.5 first choices for every place. 86 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to XP School are XP East (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.8); Doncaster UTC (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); Hall Cross Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Astrea Academy Woodfields (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2).

XP School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

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

Of the 48 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

35.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 71 pupils (28.9%) received SEN support and 12 (4.9%) 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.

XP School had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

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

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Potteric Carr Road/Middle Bank (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 492 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Doncaster (131), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, XP School issued 68 suspensions, 27.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to XP School are Lakeside Primary Academy (0.3 miles), St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Atlas Academy (0.7 miles) and St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.