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Jonesborough Primary School, Newry

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic90 pupilsNewry, 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 families33%A bit more than most schools
Pupils on roll90Census October 2025

Jonesborough Primary School, Newry is a catholic maintained school in Jonesborough for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 90 pupils. About 33 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.

54 Jonesborough Village, Jonesborough, BT35 8HRAll 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 roll90Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals33%30 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs18%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils9%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils93%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls47 / 43

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 permission2.6%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Dromintee Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.0 miles156ETI, no open data–Compare
St Michael's Primary School, KilleanCatholic maintained2.2 miles148ETI, no open data–Compare
St Joseph's Primary School, MeighCatholic maintained3.4 miles197ETI, no open data–Compare
St Oliver Plunkett Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.6 miles125ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.5 miles299ETI, no open data–Compare
Dromore Road Primary SchoolControlled4.9 miles83ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and Down

Questions parents ask

Is Jonesborough Primary School, Newry a good school?

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

How many pupils does Jonesborough Primary School, Newry have?

90 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
54 Jonesborough Village, Jonesborough, BT35 8HR
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
Forkhill
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5036122 · LAESTAB 5036122
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from