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Drumachose Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled379 pupilsLimavadyCauseway 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 needs12%NI 20%
Attendance95.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families17%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll379Census October 2025

Drumachose Primary School is a controlled school in Limavady for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 379 pupils. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Alexander Road, Limavady, BT49 0BSAll 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 roll379Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals17%64 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs12%15 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils12%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls204 / 175

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.3% 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.

Attendance95.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.9%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
Termoncanice Primary SchoolCatholic maintained660 m507ETI, no open data–Compare
Limavady Central Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles316ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil Leim An MhadaidhMaintained1.0 miles127ETI, no open data–Compare
Roe Valley Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.2 miles184ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballykelly Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles293ETI, no open data–Compare
St Finlough's Primary School, SistrakeelCatholic maintained4.6 miles40ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Causeway Coast and GlensPrimary schools in Limavady

Questions parents ask

Is Drumachose Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Drumachose Primary School have?

379 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
Alexander Road, Limavady, BT49 0BS
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
Roeside
Setting
Urban
DE reference
2016029 · LAESTAB 2016029
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from