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Orritor Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled221 pupilsCookstownMid 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 needs10%NI 20%
Attendance96.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families11%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll221Census October 2025

Orritor Primary School is a controlled school in Cookstown for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 221 pupils. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

249 Orritor Road, Cookstown, BT80 9NEAll 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 roll221Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals11%25 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs10%11 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils3%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls107 / 114

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.0% 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.

Attendance96.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.6%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 Joseph's Primary School, KilleenanCatholic maintained2.4 miles79ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Trinity Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.2 miles678ETI, no open dataCompare
Gaelscoil EoghainMaintained3.4 miles145ETI, no open dataCompare
Lissan Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.4 miles121ETI, no open dataCompare
Cookstown Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles459ETI, no open dataCompare
Phoenix Integrated Primary School NUIntegrated3.6 miles220ETI, no open dataCompare
Churchtown Primary School, KillybaskyControlled3.7 miles53ETI, no open dataCompare
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.0 miles136ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Orritor Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Orritor Primary School have?

221 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
249 Orritor Road, Cookstown, BT80 9NE
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
Oaklands
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5016221 · LAESTAB 5016221

Where these figures come from