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Gaelscoil Na Speirini

PrimaryAges 4–11Other maintained, Irish-mediumIrish-mediumNursery class

82A Sixtowns Road, Draperstown, BT45 7BB · Mid Ulster · near Cookstown

Cookstown’s School Grade B+ against Northern Ireland’s towns

Directions
Pupils
110
53 boys and 57 girls, 26 in the nursery class
Free school meals
10%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
13%
on the SEN register (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about Gaelscoil Na Speirini

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • 0% Protestant; the other 100% isn’t published: the Department of Education hides groups under 5 pupils

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 110 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

14
14
14
15
11
11
5
P1P2P3P4P5P6P7

Who goes here

Pupils by religion, against Cookstown’s other primary schools.

ProtestantCatholicOther Christian, other religion, none or not statedNot published (fewer than 5 pupils)
Gaelscoil Na Speirinione community
Cookstown PS
Phoenix Integrated PS NUmixed
Holy Trinity PS
Gaelscoil Eoghainone community
Northern Ireland’s primary schoolsmixed

14 pupils are on the special needs register: a few supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and a few with a statement.

Department of Education, school enrolment, school level data 2025/26: year groups, religion, SEN, newcomers.

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers over time

Published school census enrolments, by academic year.

03060901202016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

Department of Education school censuses, 2016/17–2025/26. This school’s reference number throughout; primary totals include attached nursery classes. Later workbooks separate specialist provision in mainstream; combined totals are used where published. Missing counts stay missing.

Nearby

Schools near Gaelscoil Na Speirini

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Post-primary schools are squares, with their letter; integrated schools are teal.

1 km2 km3 kmNGaelscoil Na Speirini

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Gaelscoil Na Speirini

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

St Columba's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
133 pupils15% free meals46 places free0.1 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
168 pupils17% free meals103 places free7.3 km away
St Eoghan's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
134 pupils6% free meals0 places free8.9 km away
St Columb's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
72 pupils7% free meals10.3 km away
St Brigid's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
22 pupils10.3 km away
Lissan Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
121 pupils16% free meals14 places free10.7 km away

Gaelscoil Na Speirini: common questions

How good is Gaelscoil Na Speirini?

Northern Ireland doesn’t publish results for primary schools, so there is no letter. The Education and Training Inspectorate’s reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Gaelscoil Na Speirini?

110 in October 2025, 53 boys and 57 girls.

Not on this page yet: the Education and Training Inspectorate’s latest report and the school’s budget per pupil.

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