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St Paul's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic86 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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance96.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families22%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll86Census October 2025

St Paul's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Cabra for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 86 pupils. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

35 Ballykeel Road, Cabra, BT34 5RHAll 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 roll86Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals22%19 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls48 / 38

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.2% 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.

Attendance96.2%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.4%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 Patrick's Primary School, BallymagheryCatholic maintained2.3 miles295ETI, no open data–Compare
St Malachy's Primary School, KilcooCatholic maintained2.6 miles180ETI, no open data–Compare
Iveagh Primary School, NewryControlled2.8 miles259ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.8 miles96ETI, no open data–Compare
Drumadonnell Primary School, BanbridgeControlled4.1 miles200ETI, no open data–Compare
St Matthew's Primary School, MagheramayoCatholic maintained4.5 miles80ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary School, DrumgreenaghCatholic maintained4.5 miles85ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Newry, Mourne and Down

Questions parents ask

Is St Paul's Primary School a good school?

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

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

86 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
35 Ballykeel Road, Cabra, BT34 5RH
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
Tollymore
Setting
Rural
DE reference
5033003 · LAESTAB 5033003
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from