XP East

Highlights include some phenomenal individual stories. We also celebrate strong results for those students who attended D6 and learning labs often – a real testament to the hard work and commitment of our students and staff.

But, as we always say at XP, exam results are only one measure of success.

Through our Expeditionary curriculum, C27 have not only gained knowledge but also produced beautiful work and developed character traits such as courage, craftsmanship, respect, and compassion. From their experiences on their bronze DofE, to their expedition products across Doncaster, they’ve shown what it means to create work that really matters. These students have truly embraced what it means to be crew, supporting one another from day 1 following the covid pandemic and the impact this had on their ability. 

At XP, we believe:

Academic success + character growth + beautiful work = the best version of you.

C27 leave us with qualifications, but more importantly with the skills, values, and confidence to thrive beyond school.

A huge thank you goes to our staff, families, and the XP community for supporting our students throughout their journey. And to C27: you will always be part of Crew XP. We can’t wait to see what you achieve next.

Stay connected through XP Alumni – watch out for an email from Mrs Burns! 

Congratulations, C27!

In Crew,

Mrs Salter

Principal

From Friday 22nd August you can start pre-ordering your child’s lunches using Relish’s Parent Portal. You can also view menus and download recipes!

Please find below instructions on how to do this.

The wait is almost over: GCSE results will be available for collection from XP School on Thursday 21st August between the hours of 9.00am-11.30am.

Please read the following information about the collection process:

• Entry and Exit will be by the usual student entrance at car park 3. (please register your number plate if needed)
• Each Crew will have a designated area within the heart of XP school (all students of XP and XPE will collect their results at XP School). 
• A dedicated adult will have the results for each crew. 
• Students will have the opportunity to wait on the stairs whilst waiting for a space with their crew leader. 
• Students can open their results envelope with their crew leader or leave school to open them.
• If students want to speak to Crew Leaders/staff after they have received their results they will need to wait on the stairs until a space is available.
• Students will need to complete a destinations form with Mrs Burns before leaving school. Mrs Burns will also be available to discuss next steps, if required.
• If students are not able to come to collect their results they must email Miss Cocliff if XP ([email protected]) or Mr Currie if XPE ([email protected]) from their email account and request their results be sent to them.  Results will be emailed to their school account.
• If students have any concerns about their exam results they must email Miss Cocliff or Mr Currie in the first instance outlining their concerns.
• Official GCSE certificates arrive in School late October and students will be invited to a presentation evening in November to receive their certificates. 

We are really looking forward to seeing you all on the 21st, and we can’t wait to see the results of your hard work, through the most challenging of times. Please remember that – as important as your exam results are – they are just a small part of your XP/XPE journey. We are all super proud of the young people you’ve grown up to be, regardless of what’s in the envelope. 

Beautiful Work This Week

Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust from the last two weeks of term! It’s been filled with all kinds of wonderful things from all of our schools. To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.

Top of the Blogs

Why the Arts Matter at XP – Our Festival Highlights @ XP Trust

Year 6 leavers party 2025 @ Green Top

EYFS Sports Day @ Plover

Prom 2025 @ Carcroft School

At the Coalface: POL @ Norton Juniors

Climate Change Through Data @ XP

Crew Rosa Parks @ XP East

G29 What a Wonderful World POL @ XP Gateshead

Share your stories with us!

We now have a new dedicated news email so that you can send your stories, updates or ideas about potential news articles directly to us in Comms.

It might be something you or your students have achieved, a charity you’re supporting or anything at all that deserves a wider audience.

Write to us at [email protected] –  we want to hear about it, write about it and celebrate it!

From all of us here at XP – have a great summer break! We’ll be back in the new term with more beautiful work to share!

At XP East, we believe that creativity is a powerful tool for learning, expression, and personal growth. Our Visual Arts Aptitude route offers a unique opportunity for Year 7 students with a natural flair for creativity to gain a place at a school where the arts are truly valued. 

This pathway is open to all children, no prior art training or experience required, just a passion for drawing, designing, and thinking creatively. 

Through an inspiring curriculum, expert support, and dynamic extra-curricular opportunities, students will develop their talents across a range of visual art disciplines. If your child loves to create, imagine, and explore the world through art, this is the perfect chance to help them shine. Click here to see highlights from our recent annual XP Festival of Arts and Culture – https://youtu.be/-tcB979lD_g

Apply now and let their creativity take centre stage! Find out more about this here: https://xptrust.info/XPEVA

To ensure a balanced intake of students across all ability levels, all applicants to an XP secondary school must sit a Fair Banding Assessment. 

This multiple-choice test focuses on non-verbal reasoning and helps us place students into one of five ability bands. There is no pass or fail, and results are used solely to support a broad and representative admissions process.

Completing the assessment is a key part of the application and must be done to be considered for a place. 

Please ensure your child is registered by 31st October 2025 and prepared to attend the assessment on 22nd November 2025.

Find out more here – https://xptrust.info/XPTFBA

If your child has an aptitude in visual arts, find out how to apply for a visual arts aptitude place at XP East here: https://xpeast.org/ignite-your-childs-creativity-at-xp-east/

At XP, we believe education should help young people discover who they are, what they stand for, and how they can make a difference. The arts are at the heart of this.

Through music, dance, drama, and visual art, our students learn to collaborate, express themselves, and craft work of real depth and beauty. These aren’t “extras” to the curriculum – they are essential experiences that develop the character traits we value above anything else: courage, craftsmanship, respect, and compassion.

Last Friday, we celebrated these values at our second XP Festival of Arts & Culture – a day filled with music, dance, and art from across all the schools in our Trust. Every primary school showcased their dancing skills in collaboration with Phoenix Dance Company, alongside cheerleaders and singers from across the Trust.

The afternoon culminated in a show-stopping parade led by the New York Brass Band, bringing everyone together for an unforgettable rendition of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration”. The evening carried the energy forward with live music from XP Doncaster and XP Gateshead students, alongside local bands and professional artists.

Our students were phenomenal – both on stage and in the audience – showing once again the power of Crew in action.

A huge thank you goes to the XP Doncaster and Plover staff who stewarded and supported the event. It was a powerful example of what’s possible when we create spaces for young people to thrive.

Here’s to next year!!!

In Crew,

Andy Sprakes

What a year it has been for Crew Rosa Parkes. We have had some amazing POL’s for lots of great expeditions. Students have overcome their fears of speaking in front of large audiences to leading sessions to their parents/ guardians. Winning sports day has to be another highlight of the year, 2nd year as winners. I could not be prouder of crew, they worked together showing all the XP character traits and HOWL’s. Next year we stepping things up with Duke of Edinburgh and Passage, exciting times.

Have a fantastic summer holidays.

From Miss O’Grady

Miss Mountains class were proud to display their climate work looking at climate change initiatives across different countries.

Below is a description written by the students about the work they produced.

Fasia and Rihanna:

In our poster, we have two paragraphs talking about how Iceland and India want to improve their climate change. We studied the CO₂ emissions between Iceland and India and you can see the data on the top of our poster. We also have pictures on the bottom of our poster looking over both countries and how different they are.

Isobelle and Willow:

Willow and I  have been working hard to create a poster with factual, statistical data. Both France and Greece are dedicated to combatting climate change as they are both aiming for climate neutrality by 2050. France focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to the impacts of climate change and transitioning to renewable energy. 

Greece is also working towards reducing its gas emission with a specific target of reducing gas emission by 54% by 2030.  However despite the effort, public concern about climate change varies between the two countries. In 2023, 52% of French people considered climate change a serious problem compared to 44% of Greeks. 

Macie and Freya G:

We looked at Brazil and the average mean surface temperature between 1991-2020.Then we plotted it onto graphs to show the historical warming. We also looked at Brazil Plans to tackle climate change.

Dan, Billy and Terrance:

This is our climate presentation, we did the Netherlands. We tried really hard and think you will enjoy it very much. Here is our work. We looked at renewable energy and we looked at the mean average monthly rainfall, we also looked at its geographical challenges. 

Adam, Alex and Alfie created a lengthly document linked below:

Our Climate statistics

Freya R, Holly and Sophia:

We did a project on Thailand, and how the actions of human carbon and waste consumption can destroy biomes and habitats. Whilst we researched Thailand’s contribution towards this, the country’s carbon dioxide usage was much smaller than other countries, like the USA and China.
Our presentation is linked below:

Climate conference statistics

As we approach the Summer Holidays, we wanted to share the information provided below from the Family Hub for parents reference. We hope you find this useful.