Living in Cowes with children
Cowes, Isle of Wight. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
4 schools: 3 state primary, 1 state secondaryCowes on the schools map →Every school in Cowes, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (3)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurnard Primary School | Good | Top 28% (10/37) in Isle of Wight | — |
| Northwood Primary School | Good | (20/37) in Isle of Wight | — |
| Lanesend Primary School | Good | (32/37) in Isle of Wight | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy | School remains Good | Top 34% (2/6) in Isle of Wight | — |
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 Cowes yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in Cowes →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 93% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 98%, on average across the 415 postcodes in PO31. 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; 2 good, or expected standard; 1 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £7.58 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 4 in Isle of Wight.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; 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, Isle of Wight
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Isle of Wight.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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