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Lisanally School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled159 pupilsArmaghArmagh 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. Pupil numbers, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.
Pupils with special needs100%NI 100%
Attendance90.2%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families52%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll159Census October 2025

Lisanally School is a controlled school in Armagh for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 159 pupils. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

85 Lisanally Lane, Armagh, BT61 7HFAll 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 roll159Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals52%82 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%159 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils55%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls100 / 59

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.2% 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.

Attendance90.2%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.4%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
City of Armagh High SchoolControlled170 m378ETI, no open dataCompare
Railway Street Nursery SchoolControlled310 m27ETI, no open dataCompare
The Armstrong Primary SchoolControlled400 m461ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Grammar SchoolGrammar480 m815ETI, no open dataCompare
Armagh Royal Preparatory DepartmentPrep560 m19ETI, no open dataCompare
The Royal SchoolGrammar560 m808ETI, no open dataCompare
College Farm Nursery SchoolCatholic maintained750 m54ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained840 m368ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Lisanally School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Lisanally School have?

159 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
85 Lisanally Lane, Armagh, BT61 7HF
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
The Mall
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5316577 · LAESTAB 5316577

Where these figures come from