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Gaelscoil Eoghain

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

32 Chapel Street, Cookstown, BT80 8QD · Mid Ulster

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

Directions
Pupils
145
71 boys and 74 girls, 26 in the nursery class
Free school meals
32%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
20%
on the SEN register (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about Gaelscoil Eoghain

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • Mostly one community: 96% Catholic

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 145 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

17
24
18
18
17
11
14
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 Eoghainone community
Cookstown PS
Phoenix Integrated PS NUmixed
Holy Trinity PS
Northern Ireland’s primary schoolsmixed

29 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.

040801201602016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

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 Eoghain

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

1 km2 km3 kmNCA−Gaelscoil Eoghain

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Gaelscoil Eoghain

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.

Cookstown Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled
Learning support centre
459 pupils27% free meals214 places free0.3 km away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
Nursery classLearning support centre
678 pupils25% free meals108 places free0.4 km away
Phoenix Integrated Primary School NU
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Grant-maintained integrated
IntegratedNursery class
220 pupils37% free meals19 places free0.6 km away
St Malachy's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
51 pupils29% free meals3.1 km away
Churchtown Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled
53 pupils17% free meals4 km away
Orritor Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled
Nursery class
221 pupils11% free meals21 places free5 km away

Gaelscoil Eoghain: common questions

How good is Gaelscoil Eoghain?

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 Eoghain?

145 in October 2025, 71 boys and 74 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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