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St Colmcille's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic256 pupilsClaudyDerry City and Strabane
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 needs20%NI 20%
Attendance93.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families22%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll256Census October 2025

St Colmcille's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Claudy for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 256 pupils. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

23 Main Street, Claudy, BT47 4HRAll 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 roll256Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals22%56 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%16 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils97%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls132 / 124

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% 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.

Attendance93.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.5%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
Cumber Claudy Primary SchoolControlled630 m145ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary School, AltinureCatholic maintained4.4 miles127ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Derry City and StrabanePrimary schools in Claudy

Questions parents ask

Is St Colmcille's Primary School a good school?

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

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

256 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
23 Main Street, Claudy, BT47 4HR
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
Derry City and Strabane
Ward
Claudy
Setting
Rural
DE reference
2036082 · LAESTAB 2036082
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from