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St Malachy's Primary School, Glencull

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic115 pupilsBallygawleyMid Ulster
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%
Attendance97.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils on roll115Census October 2025

St Malachy's Primary School, Glencull is a catholic maintained school in Ballygawley for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 115 pupils.

107 Omagh Road, Ballygawley, BT70 2DBAll 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 roll115Census October 2025
Pupils with special educational needs11%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls65 / 50

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 97.2% 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.

Attendance97.2%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.3%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
Richmond Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles125ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.6 miles133ETI, no open data–Compare
St Brigid's Primary School, AltamuskinCatholic maintained3.3 miles56ETI, no open data–Compare
Augher Central Primary SchoolControlled4.2 miles67ETI, no open data–Compare
Roscavey Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.3 miles38ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid UlsterPrimary schools in Ballygawley

Questions parents ask

Is St Malachy's Primary School, Glencull a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Malachy's Primary School, Glencull have?

115 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
107 Omagh Road, Ballygawley, BT70 2DB
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
Mid Ulster
Ward
Augher And Clogher
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5032306 · LAESTAB 5032306
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from