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Down High School
Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Grammar school
28 Strangford Road, Downpatrick BT30 6SL
On the mapSearch near BT30 6SL
Overview
- Places left
- 0
- Post-primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 961
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Type of school
- Grammar school
- Admissions
- Academic selection
- Management type
- Controlled
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Free school meal entitlement
- 46 pupils (5%)
- Special educational needs
- 72 pupils (7%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 21 pupils (2%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 51 pupils (5%)
- Newcomer pupils
- Fewer than five pupils
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 Down High School: post-primary phase, an approved enrolment of 934, 961 pupils on the roll at the October census, 0 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 | 934 | 961 | 23 | 0 |
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 | Good |
|---|---|
| Provision for Learning | Very good |
| Leadership and Management | Very good |