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St John's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic112 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 needs31%NI 20%
Attendance95.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families29%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll112Census October 2025

St John's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Gilford for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 112 pupils. About 29 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

42A Castle Hill, Gilford, BT63 6HHAll 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 roll112Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals29%32 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs31%13 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils85%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls56 / 56

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.7% 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.

Attendance95.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.5%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
Gilford Primary School, CraigavonControlled0 m92ETI, no open data–Compare
Moyallon Primary SchoolControlled2.1 miles205ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colman's Primary School, BannCatholic maintained2.1 miles132ETI, no open data–Compare
Tandragee Primary SchoolControlled2.6 miles306ETI, no open data–Compare
Milltown Primary SchoolControlled2.8 miles41ETI, no open data–Compare
Scarva Primary SchoolControlled3.2 miles53ETI, no open data–Compare
Bleary Primary SchoolControlled3.6 miles171ETI, no open data–Compare
Mullavilly Primary SchoolControlled3.6 miles129ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonPrimary schools in Gilford

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?

112 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
42A Castle Hill, Gilford, BT63 6HH
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
5031669 · LAESTAB 5031669
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from