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St Francis of Assisi Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic213 pupilsKeadyArmagh 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 needs20%NI 20%
Attendance92.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families28%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll213Census October 2025

St Francis of Assisi Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Keady for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 213 pupils. About 28 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

24 Madden Row, Keady, BT60 3RWAll 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 roll213Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals28%60 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%9 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils21%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils85%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls95 / 118

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.7% 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.

Attendance92.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.4%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
Clea Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.6 miles98ETI, no open dataCompare
Darkley Primary SchoolControlled2.1 miles105ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary School, GranemoreCatholic maintained2.2 miles195ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary School, MaddenCatholic maintained2.9 miles169ETI, no open dataCompare
Our Lady's & St Mochua's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.1 miles177ETI, no open dataCompare
Drumhillery Primary SchoolControlled3.6 miles68ETI, no open dataCompare
Foley Primary School, TassaghControlled4.1 miles172ETI, no open dataCompare
Lisnadill Primary SchoolControlled4.8 miles148ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St Francis of Assisi Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Francis of Assisi Primary School have?

213 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
24 Madden Row, Keady, BT60 3RW
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
Keady
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5036610 · LAESTAB 5036610

Where these figures come from