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St Mary's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic133 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 needs8%NI 20%
Attendance95.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families7%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll133Census October 2025

St Mary's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Ballygawley for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 133 pupils. About 7 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

1 Whitebridge Road, Ballygawley, BT70 2JHAll 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 roll133Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals7%9 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs8%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils7%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls82 / 51

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% 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.

Attendance95.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.7%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 SchoolControlled880 m125ETI, no open data–Compare
St Malachy's Primary School, GlencullCatholic maintained1.6 miles115ETI, no open data–Compare
St Brigid's Primary School, AltamuskinCatholic maintained4.4 miles56ETI, no open data–Compare
Aughnacloy Primary SchoolControlled4.4 miles155ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary School, CabraghCatholic maintained4.5 miles197ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.7 miles123ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid UlsterPrimary schools in Ballygawley

Questions parents ask

Is St Mary's Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Mary's Primary School have?

133 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
1 Whitebridge Road, Ballygawley, BT70 2JH
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
Ballygawley
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5032735 · LAESTAB 5032735
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from