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Arvalee School and Resource Centre

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled204 pupilsOmaghFermanagh and Omagh
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredNorthern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades or progress figures, so we can't give its schools a score. Pupil numbers, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.
Pupils with special needs100%NI 100%
Attendance88.5%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families62%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll204Census October 2025

Arvalee School and Resource Centre is a controlled school in Omagh for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 204 pupils. About 62 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Gortin Road, Omagh, BT79 7DHAll details

Inspection

Schools in Northern Ireland are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate. Since 2024 its reports end with a written summary and next steps instead of a grade, and there is no published list of outcomes.

Results

Northern Ireland publishes no results for individual primary schools, so there are none to show. Enrolment, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. When more children apply than there are places, the school's published rules decide, usually brothers and sisters first, then parish or feeder links, then whoever lives closest.

Apply through the Education Authority's online admissions system in January.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll204Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals62%127 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%204 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils72%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls158 / 46

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.5% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance88.5%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.7%of school time; NI 5.0%

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Christ the King Primary SchoolCatholic maintained390 m194ETI, no open dataCompare
Omagh North Nursery SchoolControlled730 m52ETI, no open dataCompare
Gibson Primary SchoolControlled730 m320ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles319ETI, no open dataCompare
Omagh County Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles449ETI, no open dataCompare
Loreto Grammar SchoolGrammar0.8 miles892ETI, no open dataCompare
Omagh Academy Grammar SchoolGrammar0.9 miles671ETI, no open dataCompare
Omagh High SchoolControlled0.9 miles462ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Arvalee School and Resource Centre a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Arvalee School and Resource Centre yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Arvalee School and Resource Centre have?

204 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in October 2025.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Gortin Road, Omagh, BT79 7DH
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Fermanagh and Omagh
Ward
Strule
Setting
Urban
DE reference
2316661 · LAESTAB 2316661

Where these figures come from