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Northern Ireland: School Closures

Answer

Enrolment figures for the current school year are not yet available. In the 2004–05 school year there were 35 controlled primary schools and 42 maintained primary schools with enrolments of 40 or fewer pupils.The attached table indicates the enrolments in each of the schools for 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2004–05.Proposals have been approved in respect of the closure of Ardmore PS and Loughbrickland PS in August 2006 and Tulllymacarette PS which will close when the new Dromore Central Primary School is opened.Charley Memorial PS, Drumbo PS, Lambeg PS; Dungiven PS, Largy PS and Tullyroan PS are included as part of three amalgamation schemes and will close when the new replacement schools are opened.The Department of Education has not received any further closure proposals.

Enrolments at Controlled and Catholic Maintained schools
School Name	Type	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Ardmore	Controlled	17	20	14
Bellaghy	Controlled	36	35	31
Bellarena	Controlled	32	38	41
Belleek	Controlled	28	26	27
Benburb	Controlled	34	34	37
Carnlough	Controlled	28	27	35
Charley Memorial	Controlled	34	29	20
Churchtown	Controlled	29	38	38
Clogher Regional	Controlled	31	28	25
Collone	Controlled	39	36	31
Culcrow	Controlled	43	37	34
Cullycapple	Controlled	42	43	42
Drumbo	Controlled	24	23	19
Duneane	Controlled	35	40	33
Dungiven	Controlled	30	26	26
Eglish	Controlled	23	24	20
Glenarm	Controlled	23	20	22
Grooms Port	Controlled	31	27	21
Keady	Controlled	38	40	33
Lambeg	Controlled	44	32	20
Langfield	Controlled	39	41	39
Largy	Controlled	43	43	38
Lisnamurrican	Controlled	34	29	27
Loughbrickland	Controlled	45	39	34
Minterburn	Controlled	36	30	36
Newtownbutler 2	Controlled	36	38	40
Queen Elizabeth II,    Pomeroy	Controlled	58	51	40
Queen Elizabeth II,    Trillick	Controlled	36	37	29
Shanmullagh	Controlled	46	41	38
Stewartstown	Controlled	42	38	35
Stragowna	Controlled	32	27	23
Tamnamore	Controlled	48	44	34
Trillick	Controlled	30	31	35
Tullymacarette	Controlled	39	33	23
Tullyroan	Controlled	43	36	29
All Saints, Banbridge	Maintained	19	18	17
All Saints, Omagh	Maintained	55	53	38
Altayeskey	Maintained	34	33	32
Anamar	Maintained	47	43	36
Braid	Maintained	33	27	28
Clintyclay	Maintained	38	37	35
Crievagh	Maintained	35	33	34
Envagh	Maintained	14	17	17
Gortnaghey	Maintained	44	40	37
Guiness	Maintained	26	32	26
Listress	Maintained	31	31	30
Loughash	Maintained	35	34	32
Lourdes	Maintained	38	30	31
Magheralough	Maintained	34	36	32
Magilligan	Maintained	27	31	35
Roscavey	Maintained	39	41	39
St Anne’s, Donaghadee	Maintained	49	43	40
St Brigid’s, Augher	Maintained	54	45	40
St Brigid’s, Plumbridge	Maintained	43	43	39
St Colman’s, Moira	Maintained	30	32	29
St Colmcille’s, Armagh	Maintained	46	36	28
St Columba’s, Dromore,    Omagh	Maintained	22	23	22
St Davog’s, Scraghey	Maintained	25	22	20
St Francis’, Castlewellan	Maintained	37	37	33
St James’ Markethill	Maintained	44	43	30
St James’s, Tandragee	Maintained	26	15	16
St John’s, Eglish	Maintained	46	40	38
St Joseph’s, Ahoghill	Maintained	20	17	24
St Joseph’s, Artigarvan	Maintained	47	44	39
St Joseph’s, Caledon	Maintained	41	40	36
St Macartan’s, Dromore,    Omagh	Maintained	36	38	32
St Malachy’s,    Moneymore	Maintained	53	50	39
St Mary’s, Agivey	Maintained	28	28	20
St Mary’s, Ballygowan	Maintained	25	23	20
St Mary’s, Comber	Maintained	32	31	34
St Mary’s, Fivemiletown	Maintained	41	38	33
St Mary’s, Rathlin	Maintained	7	4	3
St Matthew’s,    Newtownsaville	Maintained	31	32	32
St Patrick’s,    Aughtercloney	Maintained	23	23	26
St Patrick’s,    Newtownsaville	Maintained	26	23	21
St Patrick’s, Termon,    Omagh	Maintained	45	42	36
Tir-Na-Nog	Maintained	25	25	30
Figures for enrolments include pupils in nursery classes, reception classes and in year 1 to year 7.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

2296; 676 c46-8WA

Session

2005-06

Related items

Northern Ireland: School Closures
Thursday, 10 November 2005
Oral questions
House of Lords

Subjects

Admissions Closures Catholicism Church schools Northern Ireland Primary education

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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