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St John's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic155 pupilsColeraineCauseway Coast and Glens
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 needs25%NI 20%
Attendance93.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families41%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll155Census October 2025

St John's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Coleraine for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 155 pupils. About 41 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Hazelbank Road, Coleraine, BT51 3DXAll 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 roll155Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals41%63 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs25%17 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils21%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils96%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls85 / 70

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% 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.

Attendance93.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.8%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
Killowen Primary SchoolControlled520 m196ETI, no open dataCompare
D H Christie Memorial Primary SchoolControlled950 m291ETI, no open dataCompare
St Malachy's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles165ETI, no open dataCompare
Millburn Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles272ETI, no open dataCompare
Harpurs Hill Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles245ETI, no open dataCompare
The Irish Society's Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles484ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballysally Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles255ETI, no open dataCompare
Castleroe Primary SchoolControlled1.9 miles109ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St John's Primary School a good school?

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

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

155 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
Hazelbank Road, Coleraine, BT51 3DX
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
Causeway Coast and Glens
Ward
Waterside
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3033709 · LAESTAB 3033709

Where these figures come from