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Dromore Central Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled681 pupilsDromoreArmagh 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 needs17%NI 20%
Attendance95.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll681Census October 2025

Dromore Central Primary School is a controlled school in Dromore for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 681 pupils. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

25 Mossvale Road, Dromore, BT25 1DGAll 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 roll681Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals15%101 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%25 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls336 / 345

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.1% 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.

Attendance95.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.4%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 Colman's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained350 m104ETI, no open data–Compare
Fair Hill Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles248ETI, no open data–Compare
Meadow Bridge Primary SchoolControlled4.0 miles293ETI, no open data–Compare
Downshire Primary School, HillsboroughControlled4.3 miles621ETI, no open data–Compare
Donacloney Primary SchoolControlled4.7 miles203ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonPrimary schools in Dromore

Questions parents ask

Is Dromore Central Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Dromore Central Primary School have?

681 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
25 Mossvale Road, Dromore, BT25 1DG
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Dromore
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5011575 · LAESTAB 5011575
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from