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Maghera Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled47 pupilsMagheraMid 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 needs30%NI 20%
Attendance93.4%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families26%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll47Census October 2025

Maghera Primary School is a controlled school in Maghera for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 47 pupils. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

15 Station Road, Maghera, BT46 5BSAll 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 roll47Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals26%12 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs30%8 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils0%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls18 / 29

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.4% 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.

Attendance93.4%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.8%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
St Mary's Primary School, GlenviewCatholic maintained860 m288ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.8 miles164ETI, no open dataCompare
Tobermore Primary SchoolControlled2.5 miles83ETI, no open dataCompare
St Brigid's Primary School, TirkaneCatholic maintained2.6 miles249ETI, no open dataCompare
St Brigid's Primary School, KnockloughrimCatholic maintained3.0 miles252ETI, no open dataCompare
Ampertaine Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles118ETI, no open dataCompare
Knockloughrim Primary School, MagherafeltControlled3.5 miles117ETI, no open dataCompare
St John's Primary School, SwatraghCatholic maintained4.0 miles216ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Maghera Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Maghera Primary School have?

47 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
15 Station Road, Maghera, BT46 5BS
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Mid Ulster
Ward
Maghera
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3012291 · LAESTAB 3012291

Where these figures come from