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St Patrick's Primary School, Ballymaghery

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic295 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 needs22%NI 20%
Attendance95.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll295Census October 2025

St Patrick's Primary School, Ballymaghery is a catholic maintained school in Hilltown for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 295 pupils. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

13 Castlewellan Road, Hilltown, BT34 5UYAll 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 roll295Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals19%57 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs22%15 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls161 / 134

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.0% 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.

Attendance95.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%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
St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.3 miles86ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.7 miles96ETI, no open data–Compare
Iveagh Primary School, NewryControlled2.8 miles259ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary School, DrumgreenaghCatholic maintained3.7 miles85ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.7 miles320ETI, no open data–Compare
St Malachy's Primary School, KilcooCatholic maintained4.8 miles180ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and Down

Questions parents ask

Is St Patrick's Primary School, Ballymaghery a good school?

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

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

295 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
13 Castlewellan Road, Hilltown, BT34 5UY
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
Hilltown
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5033025 · LAESTAB 5033025
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from