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St Colman's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic229 pupilsKilkeelNewry, 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 needs38%NI 20%
Attendance93.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families41%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll229Census October 2025

St Colman's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Kilkeel for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 229 pupils. About 41 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Greencastle Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4DEAll 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 roll229Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals41%94 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs38%35 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils9%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils86%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls126 / 103

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.3% 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.

Attendance93.3%
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
Kilkeel Primary SchoolControlled740 m528ETI, no open data–Compare
St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.5 miles233ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil na mBeannMaintained1.5 miles146ETI, no open data–Compare
Grange Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.2 miles95ETI, no open data–Compare
Brackenagh West Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles156ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Cross Primary School, NewryCatholic maintained3.8 miles98ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and DownPrimary schools in Kilkeel

Questions parents ask

Is St Colman's Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Colman's Primary School have?

229 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
Greencastle Road, Kilkeel, BT34 4DE
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
Kilkeel
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5036545 · LAESTAB 5036545
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from