Goxhill Primary School
Northend, Barrow-upon-Humber, DN19 7JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Hayley Twidale
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Humber Estuary Federation
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 252
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 117737
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01469530743
About this school
Goxhill Primary School is a community primary school in Barrow-upon-Humber. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 177 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Goxhill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 36 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 64% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 67% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 78% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Goxhill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goxhill Primary School compares
Goxhill Primary School ranked 12th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4% | 15% | 177 | — |
| New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School | 50% | 4.9% | 30.8% | 38 | 1.9 miles |
| John Harrison C of E Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 16.1% | 180 | 2.0 miles |
| East Halton Primary School | — | 3.6% | 33.3% | 28 | 2.5 miles |
| Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 10.7% | 58 | 3.8 miles |
| Adelaide Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 55.4% | 444 | 4.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 5.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Barrow-upon-Humber
-
John Harrison C of E Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Barrow-upon-Humber
-
East Halton Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Immingham
-
Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Ulceby
-
Adelaide Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Hull
Other schools in Barrow-upon-Humber
Common questions
- What ages does Goxhill Primary School teach?
- Goxhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barrow-upon-Humber.
- Who is the headteacher of Goxhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Goxhill Primary School is Miss Hayley Twidale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Goxhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goxhill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Goxhill Primary School?
- Goxhill Primary School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Goxhill Primary School full?
- Goxhill Primary School has capacity for 252 pupils and 177 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Goxhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Goxhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Goxhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Goxhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Goxhill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Goxhill Primary School is part of the The Humber Estuary Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Goxhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goxhill Primary School compare with other schools in North Lincolnshire?
- Goxhill Primary School ranked 12th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goxhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Goxhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goxhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goxhill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.