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Kilronan School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled171 pupilsMagherafeltMid 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 needs100%NI 100%
Attendance90.8%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families50%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll171Census October 2025

Kilronan School is a controlled school in Magherafelt for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 171 pupils. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

46 Ballyronan Road, Magherafelt, BT45 6ENAll 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 roll171Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals50%85 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%171 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils68%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls116 / 55

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.8% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance90.8%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.8%of school time; NI 5.0%

Nearby schools

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

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Gaelscoil an tSeanchaiMaintained490 m122ETI, no open dataCompare
Magherafelt High SchoolControlled680 m648ETI, no open dataCompare
Sperrin Integrated CollegeIntegrated810 m759ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's GrammarGrammar880 m1,156ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic maintained890 m562ETI, no open dataCompare
St Pius X CollegeCatholic maintained950 m1,131ETI, no open dataCompare
Rainey Endowed GrammarGrammar0.7 miles776ETI, no open dataCompare
Magherafelt Integrated Nursery SchoolIntegrated0.7 miles134ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Kilronan School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Kilronan School have?

171 pupils aged 3 to 19 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
46 Ballyronan Road, Magherafelt, BT45 6EN
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Mid Ulster
Ward
Town Parks East
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3316570 · LAESTAB 3316570

Where these figures come from