Well done to XP and XP East for achieving School Games Gold for 2025/26!
We will continue to develop and strengthen our enrichment offer throughout 2026/27, providing even more opportunities for students to get involved in sport and physical activity. We are excited to welcome students to all of our upcoming sporting and physical activity events
We are so incredibly proud of the C28 cohorts across our Doncaster campus who have received their GCSE results today.
From day one, these students have shown what it means to be Crew, not passengers.
The five-year journey of the C28 cohort reflects a profound commitment to our Three-Dimensional approach, driven by an unwavering culture of Crew and collective resilience. We are so proud of the results of our students. We have seen lots of happy faces this morning. We are delighted to share that our results continue to improve and celebrate those students who have smashed their grades! There are so many individual successes – with students who attended learning labs and D6 achieving well above the predictions made at the beginning of the year.
At XP, we ensure our students achieve rigorous academic success, and we know that exam results are only one dimension of a person’s incredible journey.
Through our Expeditionary curriculum, C28 have not only engaged with powerful knowledge, but they have actively used it to produce beautiful work that makes a positive difference in their community. From their fieldwork experiences to their authentic final products across Doncaster, they have consistently demonstrated our Character Traits. It takes immense Courage to step outside of comfort zones to deepen learning, just as it requires relentless Craftsmanship and Quality to undergo multiple drafts of work, refusing to settle for less. Throughout it all, they have anchored their journey in Respect, Integrity, and Compassion for themselves, their Crew, and the wider world.
At XP, we believe:
Academic success + character growth + beautiful work = the best version of you.
X28 leave us today with the qualifications they need to open doors, but more importantly, with the skills, values, and confidence to thrive beyond school. We know they will use their education to become positive agents for social change and stewards of their culture and community.
A huge thank you goes to our dedicated staff, our families, and the wider Doncaster community for supporting our students throughout their journey. And to C28 you will always be part of Crew. We can’t wait to see what you achieve next.
The wait is almost over: GCSE results will be available for collection from XP School on Thursday 20th August between the hours of 9.00am-11.30am.
Please read the following information about the collection process:
We are really looking forward to seeing you all on the 20th, and we can’t wait to see the results of your hard work. 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.
We have some incredible news to celebrate! Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, participants of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at XP School achieved something truly remarkable.
Our young people dedicated over 1800 hours to volunteering in their local community! This equates to an estimated Social Value Created for the 2 schools combined of over £13,000.
The DofE Award encourages young people to challenge themselves, build new skills, and make a tangible difference in the world around them. Over the past year, our students took that mission to heart, giving their time, energy, and enthusiasm to support local causes.
A massive Thank You to every student who fully participated, as well as the staff, leaders, and families who supported them along the way! You’ve shown that when given the opportunity, our youth truly have no limits.
Here’s to another fantastic year of making a difference!
As another fantastic academic year comes to a close, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on what has been an incredible year for Physical Education across XP and XP East. From outstanding sporting achievements to unforgettable experiences and opportunities, our students have continued to demonstrate what it truly means to Work Hard, Get Smart and Be Kind.
This year has been packed with success, participation and personal growth. Students have represented the schools across a wide range of sports, consistently demonstrating determination, resilience and excellent sportsmanship. Whether competing in football, badminton, netball, cheerleading, athletics, cricket or rounders, our young people have worn the XP and XP East badge with pride.
Beyond lessons and fixtures, our students enjoyed a range of unforgettable experiences this year. A fieldwork visit to Manchester City watch high level football, while our first-ever ski trip challenged students to step outside their comfort zones, building confidence, resilience and independence. We also had the opportunity to visit Leeds Rhinos, where students experienced the excitement of professional netball. Back at school, we proudly hosted our first Trust Sports Day, bringing together students from across the Trust for a fantastic day of competition and teamwork, before rounding off the year with our first-ever Sports Awards Evening, celebrating the commitment, achievements and character shown by our students throughout an incredible year.
One of the biggest highlights throughout the year has been the increasing number of students choosing to take part in extracurricular clubs and fixtures. It has been fantastic to see so many students staying active, trying new sports and developing their confidence both on and off the field. The commitment shown by students before school, after school and during competitions has been exceptional.
Our Sports Leaders have also played a vital role throughout the year, supporting events, officiating competitions and acting as positive role models for younger students. Their leadership, organisation and enthusiasm have helped make many events a huge success while developing valuable skills that will benefit them long into the future.
Beyond competition, PE at XP and XP East continues to focus on developing healthy, active lifestyles. Students have embraced challenges, supported one another and shown that success isn’t just measured by winning but by effort, improvement and teamwork. It has been inspiring to watch students push themselves outside of their comfort zones and celebrate each other’s achievements.
None of this would have been possible without the incredible dedication of our PE staff, who continually go above and beyond to provide opportunities for every student to succeed. We would also like to thank parents and carers for their ongoing support throughout the year.
Finally, a huge congratulations goes to every student who has represented XP and XP East this year. Whether you competed in one fixture or twenty, attended every club, achieved a personal best, represented your school with pride or simply found the confidence to try something new, you have all contributed to making this an unforgettable year for PE.
We are incredibly proud of everything our students have achieved. This year has been full of ‘firsts’ that have laid the foundations for an exciting future, and we can’t wait to build on this success next year by providing even more opportunities to learn, compete, explore and thrive through PE.
Make sure you are all ready and prepared for our Academic year of 2026/2027 by having you your PE t shirt ordered and ready. Order here
Have a fantastic summer, and we’ll see you all ready for another exciting year of PE!
From learning how to stay safe over the summer and understanding the importance of water safety, to exploring democracy, employment, finance and the world of work, students across XP Doncaster have continued to engage in thoughtful and meaningful learning through Wise Wednesdays in Crews this term. This newsletter celebrates some of the beautiful work taking place in Crews, reflects on the final term of the academic year and provides a preview of the exciting topics students will be exploring when they return in August…
A huge thank you to our Crew Leaders for creating safe spaces where students can discuss challenging topics, share different viewpoints and learn from one another!
Here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust!
To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org.
Year 6 leavers party 2026 @ Green Top
KS1 Celebration of Learning @ Carcroft School
Powering the Future @ XP Doncaster
Colour run fun! @ Norton Infants
Year 6 raises money for local donkey sanctuary @ Norton Juniors
G29 Final product @ XP Gateshead
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!
We’re looking for Cleaners at Green Top School!
https://xptrust.org/xp-trust-cleaners/
Find out more here and apply to #JoinOurCrew
As part of our current expedition, 8.3: Inside the Code, our Year 8 students have been exploring the invisible systems that keep our modern world communicating. But building encrypted networks and powering communication hubs requires energy—and lots of it.
To explore how we can power our future sustainably, we were incredibly lucky last Tuesday to welcome an expert guest into the classroom: Ian Barnes, the Renewable Manager at AE Spinks.
Mr. Barnes spoke to our students about the critical realities of climate change and how we can use environmentally friendly methods to heat our homes. He gave the class a deep dive into the world of heat pumps—a technology currently revolutionising renewable energy across the UK.
Our students got some fantastic “insider facts” about the industry. Mr. Barnes explained the practical realities of his day-to-day role, including the logistics of fitting heat pumps into different types of housing—explaining exactly what makes an installation straightforward, and what makes it tricky. He also shared his overarching mission: to massively increase the number of heat pumps operating across the UK to help reduce our collective carbon footprint.
Learning about engineering is one thing, but actually doing it is another! Following the talk, the students put on VR headsets to step directly into a virtual installation site.
Taking on the role of a heat pump engineer, students had to physically navigate the virtual environment to build, wire, and install their very own heat pump systems. It was an incredible way to bring complex, invisible engineering right into the classroom, allowing students to apply their problem-solving skills in real time.
A massive thank you to Ian Barnes and AE Spinks for taking the time to visit us, sharing their expertise, and letting our students experience the future of green engineering in virtual reality!
