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Damhead Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled199 pupilsColeraineCauseway Coast and Glens
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 needs15%NI 20%
Attendance95.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families16%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll199Census October 2025

Damhead Primary School is a controlled school in Coleraine for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 199 pupils. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

34 Damhead Road, Coleraine, BT52 1UFAll 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 roll199Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals16%31 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs15%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls99 / 100

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.5% 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.

Attendance95.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.5%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
Castleroe Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles109ETI, no open data–Compare
The Irish Society's Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles484ETI, no open data–Compare
St Malachy's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.5 miles165ETI, no open data–Compare
Harpurs Hill Primary SchoolControlled2.7 miles245ETI, no open data–Compare
Killowen Primary SchoolControlled2.9 miles196ETI, no open data–Compare
Millburn Primary SchoolControlled3.0 miles272ETI, no open data–Compare
St John's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.2 miles155ETI, no open data–Compare
Kilmoyle Primary SchoolControlled3.3 miles131ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Causeway Coast and GlensPrimary schools in Coleraine

Questions parents ask

Is Damhead Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Damhead Primary School have?

199 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
34 Damhead Road, Coleraine, BT52 1UF
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Ward
Dundooan
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3012225 · LAESTAB 3012225
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from