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St Brigid's Primary School, Glassdrummond

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic179 pupilsCrossmaglenNewry, Mourne and Down
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%
Attendance95.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll179Census October 2025

St Brigid's Primary School, Glassdrummond is a catholic maintained school in Crossmaglen for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 179 pupils. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

63 Glassdrumman Road, Crossmaglen, BT35 9DYAll 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.

As a Catholic school it may put baptised Catholic children first.

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 roll179Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals27%48 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs16%9 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils96%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls97 / 82

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.5% 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.

Attendance95.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.9%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 Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.0 miles449ETI, no open data–Compare
St Oliver Plunkett Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.2 miles125ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.5 miles299ETI, no open data–Compare
Clonalig Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.8 miles165ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.0 miles221ETI, no open data–Compare
Dromintee Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.9 miles156ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and DownPrimary schools in Crossmaglen

Questions parents ask

Is St Brigid's Primary School, Glassdrummond a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St Brigid's Primary School, Glassdrummond yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does St Brigid's Primary School, Glassdrummond have?

179 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
63 Glassdrumman Road, Crossmaglen, BT35 9DY
Type of school
Catholic maintained school (Catholic Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Mullaghbane
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5031163 · LAESTAB 5031163
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from