64 Irish Green Street, Limavady, BT49 9AN
Non-selective · Mixed · Controlled
- Pupils
- 828
- Year 8
- 141
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Open events
- Open day Sat 9 JanAdd to calendarsource
Your chances
against these criteria.
How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:
- Children transferring from the school's traditional contributory primary schools.
- Children who, at the date of application, have a child of the family currently enrolled at the school.
- Children who, at the date of application, are the eldest child of the family eligible to apply for admission.
- First application received from a family with no previous connection with the school.
- Other pupils.
- Tie-break: if oversubscribed in the last criterion, places are allocated by initial letter(s) of surname (as on birth certificate) in a set order.
Getting in
Everyone who put it first was offered a place in 2026/27 (118 children).
Applications per place (all preferences): 1.1 in 2024/25, 0.9 in 2025/26, 1 in 2026/27.
Results for its intake
Expected about 60%, got 49.1% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).
Who applied
| Year | Places | Put it 1st | 2nd | 3rd or later | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 140 | 130 | 18 | 5 | 153 |
| 2025/26 | 140 | 119 | 10 | 3 | 132 |
| 2026/27 | 140 | 118 | 15 | 11 | 144 |
In 2026/27, 118 of the 118 children who put it first got a place here.
Each child counts once, at the preference their family gave this school. Figures at the end of the admissions procedure, from the Education Authority's analysis of preferences.
Pupils (October 2025)
- Free school meals
- 33%
- Special educational needs
- 103 pupils (69 with a statement)
- Has Years 13 and 14
- Yes
- Area
- Urban
Religious background of pupilsProtestant 70.4%, Catholic 11%, other or none 18.6%
Exam results (2024/25)
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
- 49.1%
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C
- 95.3%
- 3+ A-levels A* to C
- 56.9%
- 2+ A-levels A* to E
- 100%
- Year 12 pupils counted
- 106
- A-level pupils counted
- 51
Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.
Admissions
From the school's admissions criteria for September 2026.
Year 8 places: 140 (whole school: 770)
| Year | Places | Applications (all preferences) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 140 | 156 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 140 | 167 | 164 |
| 2025/26 | 140 | 142 | 141 |
Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.
School's note: **Total Admissions includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Does not use transfer test results in its admissions criteria.
Open event: Primary 7 Open Day, Saturday 10 January 2026, 10am to 2pm
Sources
- DE school census 2025/26
- Department of Education, SAER 2024/25
- EA analysis of preferences
- School admissions criteria, checked 16 October 2026
- SEAG member schools list, checked 15 October 2026
- School website, checked 16 October 2026
- OpenStreetMap (school address)
- ETI, checked 17 October 2026
DENI reference 2210302