Doncaster
XP East
GCSE results 2026: every Doncaster school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 38.8 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 38.8
- Attainment 8
- 27%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.33
- Progress 8
- [-0.76, 0.09]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 49 | 58 | 25 (43%) | 298 |
| September 2025 | 50 | 86 | 31 (36%) | 356 |
| September 2024 | 48 | 130 | 37 (28%) | 427 |
| September 2023 | 43 | 90 | 30 (33%) | 361 |
| September 2022 | 49 | 100 | 28 (28%) | 385 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Doncaster’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 10 | Not published | Not published | 0% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 13 | Not published | Not published | 15% England 24% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 45 | 38.8 | — | 26.7% | 2.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 48 | 36.9 | — | 22.9% | — | 41.7% | 3.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 46 | 44.4 | -0.33 | 39.1% | — | 47.8% | 4.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 48 | 41.3 | -0.65 | 37.5% | — | 35.4% | 3.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 47 | 41.3 | -0.61 | — | — | 47.0% | 3.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Doncaster for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 143916 |
| Local authority | Doncaster |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | claira Salter |
| Trust | XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | DN4 5NG |
| Pupils | 280 |
| FSM eligible | 23.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Middle Bank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5NG
1302898792| DfE number | 4006 |
| UKPRN | 10064960 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2017 |
| GIAS updated | 12 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 11 Jul 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2024 |