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Strabane Academy, Liskey Road
Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Grammar school
61 Derry Road, Strabane BT82 8LD
On the mapSearch near BT82 8LD
Overview
- Places left
- 90
- Post-primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 660
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Derry City and Strabane
- Type of school
- Grammar school
- Admissions
- Academic selection
- Management type
- Controlled
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 160 pupils (24%)
- Special educational needs
- 72 pupils (11%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 50 pupils (8%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 22 pupils (3%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 0 pupils (0%)
From the Department of Education’s school enrolment (school level) data and available places, and the 2016 school locations on OpenDataNI.
Admissions
The Department of Education’s available places for 2025/26, for Strabane Academy, Liskey Road: post-primary phase, an approved enrolment of 700, 660 pupils on the roll at the October census, 90 places left. These are places left after the October census, not a chance of getting in: admission depends on each school’s admissions criteria and on the number of applications.
Places
| Approved | On roll | Over | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-primary | 700 | 660 | 50 | 90 |
Per year
Entry year
Inspection
The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) inspects schools in Northern Ireland and publishes a report on each inspection. Its reports of 2012 to 2020 sum up their findings in a table, shown here in ETI’s own words; earlier and later reports give written findings only. Nothing here is set beside an Ofsted outcome.
Ratings
| Achievements and Standards | Satisfactory (KS4) Inadequate (post-16) |
|---|---|
| Provision for Learning | Satisfactory |
| Leadership and Management | Good |
Other reports
- May 2023Follow-up (action short of strike)
- May 2018Follow-up (action short of strike)
- Oct 2016Follow-up inspection
- Jan 2015Follow-up inspection