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St Colman's Primary School, Bann

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic132 pupilsGilfordArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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 needs17%NI 20%
Attendance96.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families18%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll132Census October 2025

St Colman's Primary School, Bann is a catholic maintained school in Gilford for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 132 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

10A Drumnascamph Road, Gilford, BT63 6DUAll 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.

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 roll132Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals18%24 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%; NI 20%
Catholic pupils92%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls63 / 69

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% 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.

Attendance96.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%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
Milltown Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles41ETI, no open dataCompare
Gilford Primary School, CraigavonControlled2.1 miles92ETI, no open dataCompare
St John's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.1 miles112ETI, no open dataCompare
Edenderry Primary SchoolControlled2.6 miles398ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.7 miles501ETI, no open dataCompare
Bridge Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated2.8 miles396ETI, no open dataCompare
Bleary Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles171ETI, no open dataCompare
Abercorn Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles262ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St Colman's Primary School, Bann a good school?

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

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

132 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
10A Drumnascamph Road, Gilford, BT63 6DU
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
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Gilford
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5036400 · LAESTAB 5036400

Where these figures come from