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Killicomaine Junior High School

Secondary · ages 11-18Controlled613 pupilsSixth formPortadownArmagh 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. GCSE and A level results, attendance, pupil numbers and free school meals are below.
Pupils with special needs15%NI 26%
Attendance92.3%NI 87.9%
Pupils from low-income families12%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll613Census October 2025

Killicomaine Junior High School is a controlled school in Portadown for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has 613 pupils. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Upper Church Lane, Portadown, BT63 5JEAll 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

No Year 12 or Year 14 results have been published for this school yet.

Getting a place

No entrance test. When more children apply than there are places, the school's own rules decide who gets in. Usually that means brothers and sisters of current pupils first, then children from its feeder primaries, 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 roll613Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals12%75 pupils; NI 32%
Pupils with special educational needs15%17 with a statement; NI 26%
Newcomer pupils5%arrived with little English; NI 6%
Catholic pupils10%as recorded in the school census; NI 48%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.9%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance92.3%
Northern Ireland 87.9%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.4%of school time; NI 5.8%

Nearby schools

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

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Craigavon Senior High SchoolControlled450 m737ETI, no open dataCompare
Portadown CollegeGrammar970 m807ETI, no open dataCompare
St John the Baptist's CollegeCatholic maintained1.9 miles563ETI, no open dataCompare
Clounagh Junior High SchoolControlled1.9 miles695ETI, no open dataCompare
Craigavon Integrated CollegeIntegrated2.4 miles386ETI, no open dataCompare
Lismore College, DrumgaskCatholic maintained2.7 miles1,329ETI, no open dataCompare
Lurgan CollegeGrammar3.9 miles472ETI, no open dataCompare
Lurgan Junior High SchoolControlled3.9 miles708ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Killicomaine Junior High School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Killicomaine Junior High School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Killicomaine Junior High School have?

613 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in October 2025.

Does Killicomaine Junior High School have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Upper Church Lane, Portadown, BT63 5JE
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
Religious character
None
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Kernan
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5210054 · LAESTAB 5210054

Where these figures come from