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Holy Cross Primary School, Newry

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic98 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 needs18%NI 20%
Attendance94.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll98Census October 2025

Holy Cross Primary School, Newry is a catholic maintained school in Kilkeel for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 98 pupils. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

6 Attical Bog Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4HTAll 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.

As a Catholic school it may put baptised Catholic children first.

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 roll98Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals25%24 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs18%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls43 / 55

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.0% 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.

Attendance94.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%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
Brackenagh West Primary SchoolControlled2.7 miles156ETI, no open data–Compare
St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.6 miles233ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil na mBeannMaintained3.6 miles146ETI, no open data–Compare
Kilkeel Primary SchoolControlled3.8 miles528ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colman's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.8 miles229ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and DownPrimary schools in Kilkeel

Questions parents ask

Is Holy Cross Primary School, Newry a good school?

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

How many pupils does Holy Cross Primary School, Newry have?

98 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 Attical Bog Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4HT
Type of school
Catholic maintained school (Catholic Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Lisnacree
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5031694 · LAESTAB 5031694
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from