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Gaelscoil Neachtain

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled147 pupilsDungivenCauseway 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 needs22%NI 20%
Attendance94.4%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll147Census October 2025

Gaelscoil Neachtain is a controlled school in Dungiven for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 147 pupils. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

6-8 Chapel Road, Dungiven, BT47 4RSAll 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 roll147Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals27%40 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs22%8 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
LanguageIrish mediumTaught through Irish
Boys and girls56 / 91

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.4% 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.

Attendance94.4%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.0%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 Canice Primary School and Nursery UnitCatholic maintained340 m272ETI, no open data–Compare
St John's Primary School, DernaflawCatholic maintained1.9 miles154ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary School, GortnagheyCatholic maintained3.1 miles88ETI, no open data–Compare
Drumrane Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles138ETI, no open data–Compare
St Peter's & St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.5 miles56ETI, no open data–Compare
St Canice's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.6 miles110ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Causeway Coast and GlensPrimary schools in Dungiven

Questions parents ask

Is Gaelscoil Neachtain a good school?

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

How many pupils does Gaelscoil Neachtain have?

147 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
6-8 Chapel Road, Dungiven, BT47 4RS
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
Dungiven
Setting
Rural
DE reference
2016700 · LAESTAB 2016700
Language
Irish medium
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from