SCHOOL PROFILE

XP East

Secondary Free schools URN 143916
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 60.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 June 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Requires improvement
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 273 273 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 136 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 137 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.9%
4.1 pts above England
School 28.9%
Doncaster 29.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.5%
10.8 pts below England
School 9.5%
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
83.2%
227
Any other White background
6.6%
18
African
1.8%
5
Any other Asian background
1.8%
5
White and Black African
1.5%
4
White and Asian
1.1%
3
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 33.3% 91 of 273 pupils
12.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.3%
Doncaster 19.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.1% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 12.3 pts above
EHC plans 6.2% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 35
Specific learning difficulty 15
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Physical disability 5

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

36.9 2.3 pts below England
School 36.9
Doncaster 40.8
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 22.9% England 36.0% 13.1 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 43.8% England 51.4% 7.6 pts below England
EBacc entry 41.7% England 30.6% 11.1 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.31 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.33 · 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

7.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.63 pts higher than England
School 7.85%
Doncaster 6.00%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.44%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.62 pts higher than England
School 24.44%
Doncaster 16.15%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.51%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.71 pts higher than England
School 4.51%
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

60.7% 31.7 pts below England
XP East
60.7%
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