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Edwards Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled249 pupilsCastledergDerry City and Strabane
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%
Attendance94.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families34%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll249Census October 2025

Edwards Primary School is a controlled school in Castlederg for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 249 pupils. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

26 Hospital Road, Castlederg, BT81 7HYAll 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 roll249Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals34%85 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%12 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils3%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls124 / 125

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.3% 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.

Attendance94.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.0%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 Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained720 m279ETI, no open data–Compare
Killen Primary School, CastledergControlled2.9 miles145ETI, no open data–Compare
St Caireall's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.9 miles129ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Derry City and StrabanePrimary schools in Castlederg

Questions parents ask

Is Edwards Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Edwards Primary School have?

249 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
26 Hospital Road, Castlederg, BT81 7HY
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Derry City and Strabane
Ward
Castlederg
Setting
Rural
DE reference
2012638 · LAESTAB 2012638
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from