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St Mary's Primary School, Gortnaghey

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic88 pupilsDungivenCauseway 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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance97.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families18%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll88Census October 2025

St Mary's Primary School, Gortnaghey is a catholic maintained school in Dungiven for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 88 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

85 Gortnahey Road, Dungiven, BT47 4PZAll 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 roll88Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals18%16 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls43 / 45

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 97.1% 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.

Attendance97.1%
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
Drumrane Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles138ETI, no open data–Compare
St John's Primary School, DernaflawCatholic maintained2.2 miles154ETI, no open data–Compare
St Peter's & St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.0 miles56ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil NeachtainControlled3.1 miles147ETI, no open data–Compare
St Canice Primary School and Nursery UnitCatholic maintained3.3 miles272ETI, no open data–Compare
St Finlough's Primary School, SistrakeelCatholic maintained4.7 miles40ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Causeway Coast and GlensPrimary schools in Dungiven

Questions parents ask

Is St Mary's Primary School, Gortnaghey a good school?

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

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

88 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
85 Gortnahey Road, Dungiven, BT47 4PZ
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
Altahullion
Setting
Rural
DE reference
2036458 · LAESTAB 2036458
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from