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Kilkeel Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedControlled79 pupilsNurseryKilkeelNewry, 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 needs15%NI 21%
Pupils from low-income families41%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll79Census October 2025

Kilkeel Nursery School is a controlled school in Kilkeel for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 79 pupils. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

124 Harbour Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4ATAll 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 roll79Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals41%32 pupils; NI 44%
Pupils with special educational needs15%; NI 21%
Boys and girls39 / 40

Nearby schools

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

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Kilkeel Primary SchoolControlled0 m528ETI, no open dataCompare
Kilkeel High SchoolControlled250 m762ETI, no open dataCompare
St Colman's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained740 m229ETI, no open dataCompare
Gaelscoil na mBeannMaintained1.1 miles146ETI, no open dataCompare
St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.1 miles233ETI, no open dataCompare
St Louis GrammarGrammar1.2 miles703ETI, no open dataCompare
Grange Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.7 miles95ETI, no open dataCompare
Brackenagh West Primary SchoolControlled2.8 miles156ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Kilkeel Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Kilkeel Nursery School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Kilkeel Nursery School have?

79 pupils aged 3 to 4 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
124 Harbour Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4AT
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Kilkeel
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5116197 · LAESTAB 5116197

Where these figures come from