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XP School

URN
140964
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
XP School
URN
140964
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

56 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

42

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

33

Destinations

42

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#18 of 19 schools in Doncaster

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for XP School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

Can tell you

  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for XP School

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Full family decision briefing for XP School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 September 2023
Inspection date
6 June 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 14 September 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 14 September 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

50

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

444

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

50

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

8.88×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

Use these official links to submit your application. Deadlines and portals are set by your local authority — always confirm the latest dates before you apply.

Local authority
Doncaster
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Doncaster)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.xpschool.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Doncaster to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

39.8

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

28.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

48.0%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

40.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

DN4 5NG - Middle Bank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Middle Bank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Postcode
DN4 5NG
Phone
1302898792
Website
www.xpschool.org
Visit websiteOpen in Google Maps

Administrative details

Local authority name
Doncaster
Local authority code
371

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 355 schools in Doncaster.

Authority statistics

Total schools

355

Open schools

145

Closed schools

210

Primary schools

227

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 14 September 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 September 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 14 September 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 September 20236 June 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 14 September 2023
    • Good

      Published
      14 September 2023
      Inspected
      6 June 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    11.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 42

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    6.0%

    Post-16 (A level)

    z

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    Not published

    Value added

    Value added

    Not published

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    Not published

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    84.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    4.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    8.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary227 (63.9%)
    • Secondary42 (11.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other86 (24.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    XP East150 mSecondaryOpen
    Lakeside Primary School558 mPrimaryClosed
    Lakeside Primary Academy558 mPrimaryOpen
    St Peter's Catholic Primary School702 mPrimaryOpen
    St Peter's Catholic Primary School702 mPrimaryClosed
    Carr House Middle School766 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Harrison College818 mNot applicableOpen
    Doncaster School for Deaf Children1.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    Yorkshire Rose College1.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    Stirling Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • XP East
      Distance
      150 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Lakeside Primary School
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Lakeside Primary Academy
      Distance
      558 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Peter's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      702 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Doncaster)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Armthorpe AcademySecondaryDN3 2DAOpen
    Ash Hill AcademySecondaryDN7 6JHOpen
    Astrea Academy WoodfieldsSecondaryDN4 8NDOpen
    Balby Carr Community AcademySecondaryDN4 8NDClosed
    Balby Carr Community Sports and Science CollegeSecondaryDN4 8NDClosed
    • Armthorpe Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN3 2DA
      Status
      Open
    • Ash Hill Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN7 6JH
      Status
      Open
    • Astrea Academy Woodfields
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN4 8ND
      Status
      Open
    • Balby Carr Community Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      DN4 8ND
      Status
      Closed
    • Balby Carr Community Sports and Science College
    St Peter's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    702 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Carr House Middle School
    Distance
    766 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Harrison College
    Distance
    818 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Doncaster School for Deaf Children
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Yorkshire Rose College
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Stirling Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    DN4 8ND
    Status
    Closed