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Maghaberry Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled295 pupilsLisburn and Castlereagh
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 needs16%NI 20%
Attendance94.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families6%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll295Census October 2025

Maghaberry Primary School is a controlled school in Maghaberry for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 295 pupils. About 6 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

17A Maghaberry Road, Maghaberry, BT67 0JEAll 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 roll295Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals6%19 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs16%11 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils2%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls144 / 151

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.3% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 94.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance94.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

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

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Rowandale Integrated Primary School, MoiraIntegrated2.1 miles417ETI, no open dataCompare
Moira Primary SchoolControlled2.3 miles432ETI, no open dataCompare
Meadow Bridge Primary SchoolControlled2.8 miles293ETI, no open dataCompare
Maralin Village Primary School, CraigavonControlled3.7 miles229ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballycarrickmaddy Primary SchoolControlled3.8 miles192ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary School, DerrynaseerCatholic maintained4.0 miles107ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.3 miles105ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballinderry Primary SchoolControlled4.3 miles243ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Maghaberry Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Maghaberry Primary School have?

295 pupils aged 4 to 11 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
17A Maghaberry Road, Maghaberry, BT67 0JE
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Maghaberry
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4016417 · LAESTAB 4016417

Where these figures come from