- How many pupils attend Cloughoge Primary School?
- Cloughoge Primary School has 460 pupils on roll.
- Where is Cloughoge Primary School located?
- Cloughoge Primary School is located in NEWRY, BT35 8NG, Newry Mourne and Down.
- How do I apply to Cloughoge Primary School?
- Applications to Cloughoge Primary School are made online through the Education Authority, which runs school admissions across Northern Ireland and sets the application dates each year. The Education Authority also publishes each school's admissions criteria, which decide who is offered a place when there are more applicants than places.
- Does Cloughoge Primary School have a religious character?
- Yes — Cloughoge Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
- How are P1 places decided at Cloughoge Primary School?
- When Cloughoge Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children whose full-time permanent address is in the Parish of Upper Killeavy or the Traditional Catchment area of Middle Killeavy; 2. Children of staff who are currently permanent in St. Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge; 3. Other children who wish to attend St. Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge. In the event of over-subscription within any of the above criteria the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order indicated:- (i) children whose parent/ guardian has listed St. Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge as their first preference. (ii) preference will be given to children with exceptional circumstances (medical, social or other problems) that necessitate admission to St. Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge rather than any other primary school. The circumstances should be personal to the child and must be supported by independent and appropriate documentation, providing evidence of the circumstances being described as being exceptional. (iii) children who at the date of their application, have a child of the family currently enrolled in St. Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge. (iv) children who have a child of the family who previously attended St. Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge. (v) children of staff who are currently permanent in St. Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge. (vi) children will be accepted according to their chronological age with older children being accepted first. Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of initial letter (s) of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in the order set out below: R M Mac I N P Z E A C F D H B J K G Mc O S W Q U V X T Y L This order was determined by computerised random selection. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames as on birth certificate. The school offers 58 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest community background at Cloughoge Primary School?
- According to the DENI school census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at Cloughoge Primary School are recorded as Catholic. The full community breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.