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Carrick Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled448 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 needs35%NI 20%
Attendance91.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families42%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll448Census October 2025

Carrick Primary School is a controlled school in Lurgan for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 448 pupils. About 42 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Sloan Avenue, Lurgan, BT66 8NYAll 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 roll448Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals42%188 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs35%64 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils34%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils37%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls225 / 223

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.1% 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.

Attendance91.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.8%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 Francis' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained740 m796ETI, no open dataCompare
Dickson Primary SchoolControlled860 m234ETI, no open dataCompare
Lurgan Model Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.7 miles212ETI, no open dataCompare
Tullygally Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles285ETI, no open dataCompare
King's Park Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles666ETI, no open dataCompare
St Anthony's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.2 miles669ETI, no open dataCompare
Tannaghmore Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.2 miles581ETI, no open dataCompare
Drumgor Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles247ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Carrick Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Carrick Primary School have?

448 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
Sloan Avenue, Lurgan, BT66 8NY
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
Shankill
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5011127 · LAESTAB 5011127

Where these figures come from