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Bleary Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled171 pupilsLurganArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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 needs25%NI 20%
Attendance96.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families12%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll171Census October 2025

Bleary Primary School is a controlled school in Lurgan for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 171 pupils. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

6 Deans Road, Lurgan, BT66 8TDAll 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.

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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 roll171Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals12%21 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs25%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils4%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils8%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls83 / 88

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 94.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance96.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.8%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

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

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Brendan's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.3 miles392ETI, no open data–Compare
Waringstown Primary SchoolControlled1.8 miles413ETI, no open data–Compare
Dickson Primary SchoolControlled1.9 miles234ETI, no open data–Compare
Drumgor Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles247ETI, no open data–Compare
St Anthony's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.1 miles669ETI, no open data–Compare
Tullygally Primary SchoolControlled2.1 miles285ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrick Primary SchoolControlled2.3 miles448ETI, no open data–Compare
King's Park Primary SchoolControlled2.4 miles666ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonPrimary schools in Lurgan

Questions parents ask

Is Bleary Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Bleary Primary School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Bleary Primary School have?

171 pupils aged 4 to 11 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
6 Deans Road, Lurgan, BT66 8TD
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Bleary
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5011602 · LAESTAB 5011602
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from