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St John the Baptist Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic52 pupilsNurseryPortadownArmagh 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 needs10%NI 21%
Pupils from low-income families31%A bit more than most schools
Pupils on roll52Census October 2025

St John the Baptist Nursery School is a catholic maintained school in Portadown for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 52 pupils. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.

250 Garvaghy Road, Portadown, BT62 1EBAll 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 roll52Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals31%16 pupils; NI 44%
Pupils with special educational needs10%; NI 21%
Catholic pupils62%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls24 / 28

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St John the Baptist Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0 m466ETI, no open dataCompare
St John the Baptist's CollegeCatholic maintained400 m563ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballyoran Primary SchoolControlled580 m278ETI, no open dataCompare
Hart Memorial Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles430ETI, no open dataCompare
Clounagh Junior High SchoolControlled1.1 miles695ETI, no open dataCompare
Millington Nursery SchoolControlled1.1 miles79ETI, no open dataCompare
Millington Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles567ETI, no open dataCompare
Presentation Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.3 miles282ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St John the Baptist Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St John the Baptist Nursery School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does St John the Baptist Nursery School have?

52 pupils aged 3 to 4 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
250 Garvaghy Road, Portadown, BT62 1EB
Type of school
Catholic maintained school (Catholic Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Corcrain
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5136217 · LAESTAB 5136217

Where these figures come from