Living in Barrow-upon-Humber with children
Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
3 schools: 3 state primary, 0 state secondaryBarrow-upon-Humber on the schools map →Every school in Barrow-upon-Humber, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (3)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goxhill Primary School | Good | Top 22% (12/55) in North Lincolnshire | — |
| John Harrison C of E Primary School | Good | (28/55) in North Lincolnshire | — |
| New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School | Requires improvement | (43/55) in North Lincolnshire | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)We don't hold Land Registry sales for Barrow-upon-Humber yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in Barrow-upon-Humber →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 82% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 87%, on average across the 227 postcodes in DN19. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 outstanding; 1 good, or expected standard. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.17 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 2 in North Lincolnshire.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, North Lincolnshire
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: North Lincolnshire.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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