John Harrison C of E Primary School

John Harrison C of E Primary School at a glance

Located in Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, John Harrison C of E Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 180 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 63% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). John Harrison C of E Primary School is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 30 first choices for 29 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 18.0 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.