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St Patrick's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic221 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 needs14%NI 20%
Attendance94.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families40%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll221Census October 2025

St Patrick's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Cullyhanna for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 221 pupils. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

11 Tullynavall Road, Cullyhanna, BT35 0PZAll 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 roll221Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals40%88 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs14%11 with a statement; NI 20%
Boys and girls110 / 111

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.9% 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.

Attendance94.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.2%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
St Oliver's Primary School, CarrickrovaddyCatholic maintained2.2 miles38ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.4 miles449ETI, no open data–Compare
St Brigid's Primary School, GlassdrummondCatholic maintained4.0 miles179ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.3 miles299ETI, no open data–Compare
Cortamlet Primary School, AltnamackinControlled4.3 miles83ETI, no open data–Compare
St Michael's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.5 miles74ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and Down

Questions parents ask

Is St Patrick's Primary School a good school?

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

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

221 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
11 Tullynavall Road, Cullyhanna, BT35 0PZ
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
Newtownhamilton
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5036099 · LAESTAB 5036099
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from