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Bessbrook Primary School, Newry
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
14 Church Road, Bessbrook BT35 7AQ
On the mapSearch near BT35 7AQ
Overview
- Places left
- 56
- Primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 124
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Type of school
- Primary school
- Management type
- Controlled
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Free school meal entitlement
- 34 pupils (27%)
- Special educational needs
- 21 pupils (17%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 10 pupils (8%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 11 pupils (9%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 17 pupils (14%)
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 Bessbrook Primary School, Newry: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 145, 98 pupils on the roll at the October census, 56 places left; nursery phase, an approved enrolment of 26, 26 pupils on the roll at the October census. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | 26 | 26 | <5 | hidden |
| Primary | 145 | 98 | 9 | 56 |
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.
- Overall
- Not rated
Other reports
- Jan 2012Short inspection