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Gaelscoil na mBeann

Primary · ages 4-11MixedMaintained146 pupilsKilkeelNewry, Mourne and Down
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 needs24%NI 20%
Attendance94.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll146Census October 2025

Gaelscoil na mBeann is an other maintained school in Kilkeel for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 146 pupils. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

127A Newcastle Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4NLAll 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 roll146Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals25%37 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs24%6 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils90%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
LanguageIrish mediumTaught through Irish
Boys and girls68 / 78

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.7% 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.

Attendance94.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.9%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
St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0 m233ETI, no open data–Compare
Kilkeel Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles528ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colman's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.5 miles229ETI, no open data–Compare
Brackenagh West Primary SchoolControlled1.9 miles156ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Cross Primary School, NewryCatholic maintained3.6 miles98ETI, no open data–Compare
Grange Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.8 miles95ETI, no open data–Compare
Annalong Primary School, NewryControlled4.1 miles233ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and DownPrimary schools in Kilkeel

Questions parents ask

Is Gaelscoil na mBeann a good school?

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

How many pupils does Gaelscoil na mBeann have?

146 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
127A Newcastle Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4NL
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
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Binnian
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5046692 · LAESTAB 5046692
Language
Irish medium
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from