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Clea Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic98 pupilsKeadyArmagh 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 needs18%NI 20%
Attendance94.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families31%A bit more than most schools
Pupils on roll98Census October 2025

Clea Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Keady for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 98 pupils. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.

85 Clay Road, Keady, BT60 3QXAll 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 roll98Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals31%30 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs18%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls45 / 53

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.2% 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.

Attendance94.2%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.7%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
Darkley Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles105ETI, no open dataCompare
St Francis of Assisi Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.6 miles213ETI, no open dataCompare
Our Lady's & St Mochua's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.5 miles177ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary School, GranemoreCatholic maintained3.1 miles195ETI, no open dataCompare
Drumhillery Primary SchoolControlled4.2 miles68ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary School, MaddenCatholic maintained4.3 miles169ETI, no open dataCompare
Cortamlet Primary School, AltnamackinControlled4.8 miles83ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Clea Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Clea Primary School have?

98 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
85 Clay Road, Keady, BT60 3QX
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
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Keady
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5031108 · LAESTAB 5031108

Where these figures come from