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St Joseph's and St James's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic112 pupilsArmagh 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 needs14%NI 20%
Attendance94.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families11%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll112Census October 2025

St Joseph's and St James's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Poyntzpass for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 112 pupils. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

34 Chapel Street, Poyntzpass, BT35 6SYAll 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 meals11%12 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs14%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils95%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls57 / 55

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.9% 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.

Attendance94.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.6%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
Poyntzpass Primary SchoolControlled190 m144ETI, no open data–Compare
Scarva Primary SchoolControlled2.5 miles53ETI, no open data–Compare
St Francis' Primary School, AghadergCatholic maintained3.1 miles150ETI, no open data–Compare
Clare Primary SchoolControlled3.9 miles133ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary School, BarrCatholic maintained4.6 miles163ETI, no open data–Compare
Tandragee Primary SchoolControlled4.6 miles306ETI, no open data–Compare
Mountnorris Primary SchoolControlled5.0 miles108ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Questions parents ask

Is St Joseph's and St James's Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Joseph's and St James'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
34 Chapel Street, Poyntzpass, BT35 6SY
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
Loughbrickland
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5036675 · LAESTAB 5036675
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from