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Howard Primary School, Dungannon

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled317 pupilsMid Ulster
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 families20%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll317Census October 2025

Howard Primary School, Dungannon is a controlled school in Moygashel for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 317 pupils. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

2 Main Road, Moygashel, BT71 7QRAll 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 roll317Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals20%64 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%14 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils26%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils10%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls182 / 135

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
Windmill Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.2 miles236ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.2 miles863ETI, no open data–Compare
Dungannon Primary SchoolControlled1.5 miles323ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil Aodha RuaMaintained1.8 miles123ETI, no open data–Compare
Killyman Primary School, DungannonControlled1.9 miles170ETI, no open data–Compare
Bush Primary SchoolControlled2.3 miles207ETI, no open data–Compare
Laghey Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.5 miles83ETI, no open data–Compare
Edendork Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.9 miles289ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid Ulster

Questions parents ask

Is Howard Primary School, Dungannon a good school?

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

How many pupils does Howard Primary School, Dungannon have?

317 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
2 Main Road, Moygashel, BT71 7QR
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Mid Ulster
Ward
Moygashel
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5012646 · LAESTAB 5012646
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from