Xp School Trust Limited

UID 16822·Companies House 08344767·Incorporated January 2013·Compare

Schools

Flags

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£15.5m

2,192 pupils

Avg staff costs

67.8%

of income

Avg reserves

6.5%

of income

Avg absence

6.8%

Persistent: 19.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.5%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

2,192 / 2,679 places

Trust overview

1 of 8 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

2 schools are operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

Overall absence is above the national average in 62% of schools (5 of 8).

5 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 2.6%below 5% threshold3 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

83% Good+

Good 5RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 4Good 2

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Good 7RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

38.3

-7.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

56.8%

-4.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressXp School, Doncaster, DN4 5NG

Companies House08344767

Incorporated2 January 2013

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	2,127	£11.9m	£10.5m	67.3%	20.6%
2022/23	8	2,207	£13.7m	£12.5m	73.7%	13.7%
2023/24	8	2,192	£15.5m	£12.1m	67.8%	6.5%
2024/25partial	8	2,256	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

23.1%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£3,630,000

CS staff costs

£2,008,000

CS income

£123,000

Admin & clerical£304,000

Teaching staff£1,214,000

ICT£52,000

Premises£474,000

Legal & professional£65,000

Auditor costs£17,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.2 years

Directors / Trustees (9)

Lee Daniells

director·2 years

Gwynfor Dafydd Ap Rhun Ap harri

director·2 years

Craig Jones

director·2 years

Andrew Wilson Best

director·2 years

Andrea Suzanne Mead

director·3 years

Thomas Blair

director·3 years

Christopher Andrew John Buxton

director·3 years

Stephen Cooper Bielby

director·13 years

Richard Paul Pountney

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Julie Christine Morrell

secretary·5 years

12 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2024

Alan David Green

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Darren Dickinson

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Jonathan David Sharp

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Nick Derrick Skelton

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Michael Dewsnap

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Jean Mary Dr Harris-evans

Member schools (8)

8 schools|6 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Carcroft Primary School	148408	Primary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Green Top	144656	Primary	workforce pressure
Norton Infant School	147134	Primary	high staff costs
Norton Junior School	147130	Primary	—
Plover Primary School	147576	Primary	—
Xp East	143916	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Xp Gateshead	148617	Secondary	high absence
Xp School	140964	Secondary	workforce pressure