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Derryboy Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled94 pupilsCrossgarNewry, 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 needs20%NI 20%
Attendance96.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll94Census October 2025

Derryboy Primary School is a controlled school in Crossgar for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 94 pupils. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

20 Manse Road, Crossgar, BT30 9LYAll 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 roll94Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals9%8 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls50 / 44

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.5% 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.

Attendance96.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.8%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 Caolan's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.5 miles89ETI, no open dataCompare
Glasswater Primary School, DownpatrickControlled3.1 miles72ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.2 miles126ETI, no open dataCompare
Killinchy Primary School, NewtownardsControlled3.2 miles304ETI, no open dataCompare
Cedar Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated3.4 miles217ETI, no open dataCompare
Carrickmannon Primary SchoolControlled3.5 miles104ETI, no open dataCompare
Killyleagh Integrated Primary School, DownpatrickIntegrated3.7 miles112ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.0 miles90ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Derryboy Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Derryboy Primary School have?

94 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
20 Manse Road, Crossgar, BT30 9LY
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
Derryboy
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4011578 · LAESTAB 4011578

Where these figures come from