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St Joseph's Primary School, Dunloy

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic325 pupilsCauseway 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 needs7%NI 20%
Attendance95.6%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families14%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll325Census October 2025

St Joseph's Primary School, Dunloy is a catholic maintained school in for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 325 pupils. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

40 Bridge Road, BT44 9EFAll 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 roll325Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals14%46 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs7%10 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils98%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls171 / 154

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% 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.

Attendance95.6%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.9%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
Garryduff Primary SchoolControlled2.3 miles70ETI, no open data–Compare
Cloughmills Primary SchoolControlled3.3 miles72ETI, no open data–Compare
Knockahollet Primary School, BallymenaControlled3.6 miles62ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary School, RasharkinCatholic maintained3.7 miles232ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrowreagh Primary SchoolControlled3.8 miles90ETI, no open data–Compare
Rasharkin Primary SchoolControlled4.3 miles64ETI, no open data–Compare
Lislagan Primary SchoolControlled4.7 miles134ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Causeway Coast and Glens

Questions parents ask

Is St Joseph's Primary School, Dunloy a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Joseph's Primary School, Dunloy have?

325 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
40 Bridge Road, BT44 9EF
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
Dunloy
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3036243 · LAESTAB 3036243
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from