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Newtownbutler Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled26 pupilsFermanagh and Omagh
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 needs35%NI 20%
Attendance94.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families35%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll26Census October 2025

Newtownbutler Primary School is a controlled school in Newtownbutler for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 26 pupils. About 35 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

58 High Street, Newtownbutler, BT92 8JEAll 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.

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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 roll26Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals35%9 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs35%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils0%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls18 / 8

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.8% 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.

Attendance94.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.2%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 SchoolCatholic maintained910 m181ETI, no open data–Compare
St Joseph's Primary School, DonaghCatholic maintained2.5 miles77ETI, no open data–Compare
Aghadrumsee Primary School, RosleaControlled4.7 miles27ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Fermanagh and Omagh

Questions parents ask

Is Newtownbutler Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Newtownbutler Primary School have?

26 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
58 High Street, Newtownbutler, BT92 8JE
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Fermanagh and Omagh
Ward
Newtownbutler
Setting
Rural
DE reference
2011879 · LAESTAB 2011879
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from