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Gibson Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled320 pupilsOmaghFermanagh and Omagh
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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance93.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families24%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll320Census October 2025

Gibson Primary School is a controlled school in Omagh for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 320 pupils. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

64 Old Mountfield Road, Omagh, BT79 7EGAll 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 roll320Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals24%77 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%26 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils11%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils16%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls163 / 157

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% 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.

Attendance93.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.3%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
Omagh County Primary SchoolControlled420 m449ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic maintained960 m319ETI, no open dataCompare
Christ the King Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles194ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary School, KillyclogherCatholic maintained1.1 miles317ETI, no open dataCompare
St Conor's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.2 miles448ETI, no open dataCompare
Omagh Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.8 miles348ETI, no open dataCompare
Gaelscoil Na gCrannMaintained2.0 miles193ETI, no open dataCompare
St Ronan's Primary School, RecarsonCatholic maintained2.4 miles129ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Gibson Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Gibson Primary School have?

320 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
64 Old Mountfield Road, Omagh, BT79 7EG
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Fermanagh and Omagh
Ward
Strule
Setting
Urban
DE reference
2016089 · LAESTAB 2016089

Where these figures come from