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St Brigid's Primary School, Tirkane

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic249 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 needs10%NI 20%
Attendance94.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families11%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll249Census October 2025

St Brigid's Primary School, Tirkane is a catholic maintained school in Maghera for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 249 pupils. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

130 Tirkane Road, Maghera, BT46 5NHAll 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 roll249Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals11%27 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs10%10 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls131 / 118

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.1% 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.

Attendance94.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.3%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 maintained1.8 miles164ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary School, GlenviewCatholic maintained2.3 miles288ETI, no open data–Compare
Maghera Primary SchoolControlled2.6 miles47ETI, no open data–Compare
St John's Primary School, SwatraghCatholic maintained2.7 miles216ETI, no open data–Compare
Ampertaine Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles118ETI, no open data–Compare
Tobermore Primary SchoolControlled4.0 miles83ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid UlsterPrimary schools in Maghera

Questions parents ask

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

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

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

249 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
130 Tirkane Road, Maghera, BT46 5NH
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
Mid Ulster
Ward
Swatragh
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3032018 · LAESTAB 3032018
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from