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Gaelscoil Eadain Mhoir, Derry

Primary · ages 4-11MixedMaintained182 pupilsLondonderryDerry 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 needs23%NI 20%
Attendance92.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families52%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll182Census October 2025

Gaelscoil Eadain Mhoir, Derry is an other maintained school in Londonderry for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 182 pupils. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

128 Lecky Road, Londonderry, BT48 6NPAll 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 roll182Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals52%95 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs23%8 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils82%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
LanguageIrish mediumTaught through Irish
Boys and girls83 / 99

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% 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.

Attendance92.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.8%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
Nazareth House Primary SchoolCatholic maintained330 m201ETI, no open dataCompare
Longtower Primary SchoolCatholic maintained520 m260ETI, no open dataCompare
St John's Primary School, Bligh's LaneCatholic maintained690 m362ETI, no open dataCompare
Fountain Primary SchoolControlled920 m83ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Child Primary School, DerryCatholic maintained980 m369ETI, no open dataCompare
St Eugene's Primary School, DerryCatholic maintained0.7 miles196ETI, no open dataCompare
Rosemount Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles373ETI, no open dataCompare
Good Shepherd Primary School, DerryCatholic maintained1.0 miles442ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Gaelscoil Eadain Mhoir, Derry a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Gaelscoil Eadain Mhoir, Derry yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Gaelscoil Eadain Mhoir, Derry have?

182 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
128 Lecky Road, Londonderry, BT48 6NP
Type of school
Other maintained school (Other Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Derry City and Strabane
Ward
Brandywell
Setting
Urban
DE reference
2046646 · LAESTAB 2046646
Language
Irish medium

Where these figures come from