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Glasswater Primary School, Downpatrick

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled72 pupilsCrossgarNewry, 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 needs17%NI 20%
Attendance95.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families22%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll72Census October 2025

Glasswater Primary School, Downpatrick is a controlled school in Crossgar for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 72 pupils. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

6 John Street, Crossgar, BT30 9EGAll 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 roll72Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals22%16 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils8%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls32 / 40

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.5% 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.

Attendance95.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.2%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
Cedar Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated560 m217ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained980 m126ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.3 miles176ETI, no open dataCompare
Derryboy Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles94ETI, no open dataCompare
St Caolan's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.7 miles89ETI, no open dataCompare
Killyleagh Integrated Primary School, DownpatrickIntegrated4.1 miles112ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.4 miles90ETI, no open dataCompare
St Macartan's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.8 miles163ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Glasswater Primary School, Downpatrick a good school?

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

How many pupils does Glasswater Primary School, Downpatrick have?

72 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 John Street, Crossgar, BT30 9EG
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Crossgar And Killyleagh
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4016681 · LAESTAB 4016681

Where these figures come from