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St Joseph's Primary School, Tyrella

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic34 pupilsDownpatrickNewry, Mourne and Down
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 needs35%NI 20%
Attendance92.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families35%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll34Census October 2025

St Joseph's Primary School, Tyrella is a catholic maintained school in Downpatrick for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 34 pupils. About 35 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

24 Tyrella Road, Downpatrick, BT30 8DFAll 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 roll34Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals35%12 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs35%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls18 / 16

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% 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.

Attendance92.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.6%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

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

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SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Sacred Heart Primary School, NewcastleCatholic maintained2.4 miles125ETI, no open data–Compare
Cumran Primary School, DownpatrickControlled2.7 miles165ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary School, LegamaddyCatholic maintained2.9 miles163ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colmcille's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.4 miles402ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary School, AughlisnafinCatholic maintained4.5 miles76ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and DownPrimary schools in Downpatrick

Questions parents ask

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

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

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

34 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
24 Tyrella Road, Downpatrick, BT30 8DF
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
Newry, Mourne and Down
Ward
Ballydugan
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4033037 · LAESTAB 4033037
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from