St Mary's Primary School
47 Glen Road, Maghera, BT46 5AP · Mid Ulster
Maghera’s School Grade A+ against Northern Ireland’s towns
What stands out about St Mary's Primary School
- Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
- 87% Catholic; the other 13% isn’t published: the Department of Education hides groups under 5 pupils
- 188 of 420 places free this year
Pupils
DE school census · October 2025 · 288 pupilsEach year group
Primary 1 to Primary 7.
Who goes here
Pupils by religion, against Maghera’s other primary schools.
70 pupils are on the special needs register: 14 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 56 with a statement. The school has a learning support centre, a specialist class of 43 pupils. 8% are newcomer pupils, who don’t yet have the language of the curriculum.
Department of Education, school enrolment, school level data 2025/26: year groups, religion, SEN, newcomers.
Pupil numbers over time
Published school census enrolments, by academic year.
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.
Schools near St Mary's Primary School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Post-primary schools are squares, with their letter; integrated schools are teal.
The five nearest
- St Patrick's College · Catholic maintained · 0.1 km
- Maghera PS · Controlled · 0.7 km
- St Patrick's PS · Catholic maintained · 2 km
- Knockloughrim PS · Controlled · 2.6 km
- Tobermore PS · Controlled · 4.2 km
Schools of the same phase near St Mary's Primary School
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 Mary's Primary School: common questions
How good is St Mary's Primary School?
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 St Mary's Primary School?
288 in October 2025, 167 boys and 121 girls.
Are there places at St Mary's Primary School?
For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 188 places free of its approved enrolment of 420. Apply through the Education Authority, in the January before your child starts Primary 1.
Not on this page yet: the Education and Training Inspectorate’s latest report and the school’s budget per pupil.
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