SCHOOL PROFILE

XP School

Secondary Free schools URN 140964
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 250 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

6 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Doncaster
Trust XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 246 246 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 105 42.7% of pupils
Male pupils 141 57.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.4%
10.6 pts above England
School 35.4%
Doncaster 29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.0%
7.3 pts below England
School 13.0%
Doncaster 15.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Doncaster 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.3%
195
Any other White background
7.7%
19
Any other Asian background
1.6%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
4
Chinese
1.6%
4
Indian
1.6%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 33.7% 83 of 246 pupils
12.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.7%
Doncaster 19.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.9% 71 pupils
England 14.8% 14.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Speech, language & communication 20
Specific learning difficulty 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

39.8 0.6 pts above England
School 39.8
Doncaster 40.8
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 28.0% England 36.0% 8.0 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 48.0% England 51.4% 3.4 pts below England
EBacc entry 40.0% England 30.6% 9.4 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.53 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.12 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.83%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.61 pts higher than England
School 7.83%
Doncaster 6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.78 pts higher than England
School 21.59%
Doncaster 16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.36 pts higher than England
School 4.17%
Doncaster 1.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.4% 6.1 pts above England
XP School
98.4%
Doncaster
87.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information