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Hart Memorial Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled430 pupilsPortadownArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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%
Attendance91.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families38%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll430Census October 2025

Hart Memorial Primary School is a controlled school in Portadown for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 430 pupils. About 38 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Charles Street, Portadown, BT62 4BDAll 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 roll430Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals38%165 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%11 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils32%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils11%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls217 / 213

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.8% 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.

Attendance91.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.3%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
Millington Primary SchoolControlled680 m567ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballyoran Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles278ETI, no open data–Compare
Presentation Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles282ETI, no open data–Compare
St John the Baptist Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles466ETI, no open data–Compare
Seagoe Primary SchoolMaintained1.5 miles381ETI, no open data–Compare
Edenderry Primary SchoolControlled1.7 miles379ETI, no open data–Compare
Portadown Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.8 miles466ETI, no open data–Compare
Bocombra Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles337ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonPrimary schools in Portadown

Questions parents ask

Is Hart Memorial Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Hart Memorial Primary School have?

430 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
Charles Street, Portadown, BT62 4BD
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Ballybay
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5011129 · LAESTAB 5011129
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from