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Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach

Primary · ages 4-11MixedMaintained93 pupilsCrumlinAntrim and Newtownabbey
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 needs22%NI 20%
Attendance93.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families28%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll93Census October 2025

Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach is an other maintained school in Crumlin for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 93 pupils. About 28 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

15G Glenavy Road, Crumlin, BT29 4LAAll 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 roll93Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals28%26 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs22%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils93%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
LanguageIrish mediumTaught through Irish
Boys and girls43 / 50

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% 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.

Attendance93.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.2%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 Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0 m452ETI, no open data–Compare
Crumlin Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.7 miles138ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymacrickett Primary School, GlenavyCatholic maintained2.6 miles301ETI, no open data–Compare
McKinney Primary School, DundrodControlled4.0 miles161ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballinderry Primary SchoolControlled4.0 miles243ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Antrim and NewtownabbeyPrimary schools in Crumlin

Questions parents ask

Is Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach have?

93 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
15G Glenavy Road, Crumlin, BT29 4LA
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
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Crumlin
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3046684 · LAESTAB 3046684
Language
Irish medium
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from