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Christ the King Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic75 pupilsNewry, Mourne and Down
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 needs36%NI 20%
Attendance93.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families29%A bit more than most schools
Pupils on roll75Census October 2025

Christ the King Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Drumaness for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 75 pupils. About 29 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.

9 Drumsnade Road, Drumaness, BT24 8NHAll 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.

As a Catholic school it may put baptised Catholic children first.

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 roll75Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals29%22 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs36%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils9%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils93%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls41 / 34

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% 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.

Attendance93.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.2%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
Spa Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles209ETI, no open dataCompare
St Macartan's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.4 miles163ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.0 miles176ETI, no open dataCompare
Drumlins Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated3.0 miles220ETI, no open dataCompare
St Francis' Primary School, DrumaroadCatholic maintained3.1 miles85ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballynahinch Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles229ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.2 miles256ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.5 miles126ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Christ the King Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Christ the King Primary School have?

75 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
9 Drumsnade Road, Drumaness, BT24 8NH
Type of school
Catholic maintained school (Catholic Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Drumaness
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4031328 · LAESTAB 4031328

Where these figures come from