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St Therese Primary School, Lenamore

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic301 pupilsLondonderryDerry City and Strabane
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 needs33%NI 20%
Attendance89.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families77%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll301Census October 2025

St Therese Primary School, Lenamore is a catholic maintained school in Londonderry for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 301 pupils. About 77 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

1 Heather Road East, Londonderry, BT48 8NXAll 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.

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 roll301Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals77%233 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs33%30 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls154 / 147

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.8% 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.

Attendance89.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.1%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 School, SlievemoreCatholic maintained650 m213ETI, no open dataCompare
St Brigid's Primary School, CarnhillCatholic maintained950 m390ETI, no open dataCompare
Bunscoil Cholmcille, DerryCatholic maintained0.7 miles152ETI, no open dataCompare
Steelstown Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles489ETI, no open dataCompare
Greenhaw Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles316ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary School, PennyburnCatholic maintained0.8 miles640ETI, no open dataCompare
Gaelscoil Na Daroige, DerryMaintained1.0 miles149ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary School, DerryCatholic maintained1.3 miles475ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is St Therese Primary School, Lenamore a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Therese Primary School, Lenamore have?

301 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 Heather Road East, Londonderry, BT48 8NX
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
Derry City and Strabane
Ward
Galliagh
Setting
Urban
DE reference
2036461 · LAESTAB 2036461

Where these figures come from