Knockevin School
Knockevin School is a controlled school in Downpatrick for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 136 pupils. About 49 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.
33 Racecourse Hill, Downpatrick, BT30 6PUAll 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.
Attendance
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.1% 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.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Colmcille's Primary School | Catholic maintained | 390 m | 402 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Convent Of Mercy Nursery School | Catholic maintained | 610 m | 52 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Our Lady & St Patrick Primary School | Catholic maintained | 790 m | 352 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Downpatrick Nursery School | Controlled | 0.7 miles | 27 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Downpatrick Primary School | Controlled | 0.7 miles | 213 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Ardmore House School | Controlled | 0.9 miles | 66 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Lecale Trinity Grammar School | Grammar | 0.9 miles | 1,484 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Brigid's Primary School | Catholic maintained | 1.0 miles | 267 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Knockevin School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Knockevin School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.
How many pupils does Knockevin School have?
136 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
- 33 Racecourse Hill, Downpatrick, BT30 6PU
- Type of school
- Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Ward
- Cathedral
- Setting
- Urban
- DE reference
- 4316516 · LAESTAB 4316516
Where these figures come from
- School details, enrolment, free school meals, special needs and newcomers: Department of Education (Northern Ireland) school-level enrolment data, October census (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Attendance: Department of Education school-level attendance tables.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.