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St Laurence O'Toole Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic72 pupilsNewry, 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 needs11%NI 20%
Attendance93.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families38%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll72Census October 2025

St Laurence O'Toole Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Belleek for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 72 pupils. About 38 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

41 Main Street, Belleek, BT35 7PHAll 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 roll72Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals38%27 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs11%; NI 20%
Boys and girls37 / 35

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.8% 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.

Attendance93.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.0%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
St Brigid's Primary School, DrumillyCatholic maintained1.5 miles120ETI, no open dataCompare
St Malachy's Primary School, BallymoyerCatholic maintained2.6 miles69ETI, no open dataCompare
St Malachy's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.8 miles304ETI, no open dataCompare
St Oliver's Primary School, CarrickrovaddyCatholic maintained3.4 miles38ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.5 miles385ETI, no open dataCompare
St Michael's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.6 miles74ETI, no open dataCompare
Bessbrook Primary School, NewryControlled3.7 miles124ETI, no open dataCompare
Newtownhamilton Primary SchoolControlled3.8 miles42ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St Laurence O'Toole Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Laurence O'Toole Primary School have?

72 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
41 Main Street, Belleek, BT35 7PH
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
Camlough
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5036130 · LAESTAB 5036130

Where these figures come from