- How many pupils attend Dromore Road Primary School?
- Dromore Road Primary School has 83 pupils on roll.
- Where is Dromore Road Primary School located?
- Dromore Road Primary School is located in WARRENPOINT, BT34 3JH, Newry Mourne and Down.
- How do I apply to Dromore Road Primary School?
- Applications to Dromore Road 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.
- How are P1 places decided at Dromore Road Primary School?
- When Dromore Road Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who, at the date of their application, have a child of the family currently enrolled at the school (including half, step, foster or adopted siblings). Dromore Road Primary School Upper Dromore Road Warrenpoint Co. Down Controlled Primary School OBE; 2. Children for whom Dromore Road Primary School is the nearest controlled primary school to the child’s home address; 3. The remaining places will be allocated on nearness of the parental home on date of application, priority being given to those living nearest the school. Distance from the parental home to Dromore Road Primary School will be calculated using Google Maps Distance Calculator using the walking mode and measured in miles to 1 decimal place. Should two or more children live the same distance from the school, places will be allocated using the following tie breaker: - Children will be selected by admission on the basis of the initial letter(s) of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate or Passport). This order was determined by randomised selection and is listed below: W, C, Mc, T, A, Z, M, E, Q, H, B, Mac, L, X, S, D, R, G, Y, F, J, N, I, V, K, O, U, P In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter, the final places to be allocated will be on the basis of alphabetical order of forename, then middle name(s) as given on the child’s Birth Certificate or Passport. The school offers 11 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest community background at Dromore Road Primary School?
- According to the DENI school census 2025-26, 31% of pupils at Dromore Road Primary School are recorded as Catholic. The full community breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.