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Woods Primary School

PrimaryAges 4–11Controlled

38 Oaklea Road, Magherafelt, BT45 6HX · Mid Ulster · near Magherafelt

Magherafelt’s School Grade A against Northern Ireland’s towns

Pupils
180
95 boys and 85 girls
How full
168 of 174 places
6 places free for 2025/26
Free school meals
9%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
10%
on the SEN register, 12 with a statement (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about Woods Primary School

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • Mostly one community: 4% Catholic, 80% Protestant and 16% other or none
  • 6 of 174 places free this year

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 180 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

26
26
25
21
31
23
28
P1P2P3P4P5P6P7

Who goes here

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

ProtestantCatholicOther Christian, other religion, none or not statedNot published (fewer than 5 pupils)
Woods PSone community
Magherafelt PSone community
Holy Family PSone community
Northern Ireland’s primary schoolsmixed

18 pupils are on the special needs register: 6 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 12 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.

0501001502002016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

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 Woods Primary School

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

1 km2 km3 kmNWoods PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Woods 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.

Woods Primary School: common questions

How good is Woods 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 Woods Primary School?

180 in October 2025, 95 boys and 85 girls.

Are there places at Woods Primary School?

For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 6 places free of its approved enrolment of 174. 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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