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Cortamlet Primary School, Altnamackin

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled83 pupilsNewryNewry, 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 needs18%NI 20%
Attendance95.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families8%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll83Census October 2025

Cortamlet Primary School, Altnamackin is a controlled school in Newry for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 83 pupils. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

19 Cortamlat Road, Newry, BT35 0EEAll 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 roll83Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals8%7 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs18%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls41 / 42

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% 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.

Attendance95.2%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.2%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
St Michael's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.2 miles74ETI, no open data–Compare
Newtownhamilton Primary SchoolControlled2.2 miles42ETI, no open data–Compare
Darkley Primary SchoolControlled3.7 miles105ETI, no open data–Compare
St Oliver's Primary School, CarrickrovaddyCatholic maintained3.9 miles38ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.3 miles221ETI, no open data–Compare
Clea Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.8 miles98ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and DownPrimary schools in Newry

Questions parents ask

Is Cortamlet Primary School, Altnamackin a good school?

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

How many pupils does Cortamlet Primary School, Altnamackin have?

83 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
19 Cortamlat Road, Newry, BT35 0EE
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Newtownhamilton
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5011175 · LAESTAB 5011175
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from