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St Patrick's College

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38 Scarva Road, Banbridge, BT32 3AS

Non-selective · Mixed · Catholic maintained

Pupils
747
Year 8
124
Council
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Your chances

against these criteria.

How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:

  1. Children resident in Northern Ireland at proposed admission are selected before children not so resident (stated before the numbered criteria).
  2. Pupils normally residing in the listed parishes (Banbridge, Dromore, Tullylish, Magheralin and others); not in order of preference.
  3. Pupils with brothers, sisters, half-siblings presently enrolled at the school, or who are the eldest child in family.
  4. Pupils for whom St Patrick’s College, Banbridge is the nearest maintained post-primary school.
  5. Tie-break: special circumstances (medical, social or security factors) supported by evidence from parents or statutory agencies.
  6. Final tie-break: shortest walking route by public thoroughfare from home to school, nearest first.

Uses a parish list: check it in the criteria.

The school's criteria

Getting in

Usually has spare places

Everyone who put it first was offered a place in 2026/27 (104 children).

Applications per place (all preferences): 0.9 in 2024/25, 0.9 in 2025/26, 0.9 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 66%, got 79.2% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).

0%50%100%0%40%80%Pupils on free school meals
Each dot is a non-selective school with 30 or more Year 12 pupils. The dashed line is what schools usually get at each free school meals level.

School life

  • Has a learning support centre source

Who applied

Applications by the preference families gave the school, and children admitted
YearPlacesPut it 1st2nd3rd or laterAdmitted
2024/2512511111113
2025/2612510462112
2026/2712510424110

In 2026/27, 104 of the 104 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
22.1%
Special educational needs
198 pupils (86 with a statement)
Has Years 13 and 14
Yes
Area
Urban

Religious background of pupilsProtestant 2%, Catholic 91%, other or none 7%

Exam results (2024/25)

5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
79.2%
5+ GCSEs A* to C
96.9%
3+ A-levels A* to C
55%
2+ A-levels A* to E
97.5%
Year 12 pupils counted
96
A-level pupils counted
40

Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.

Admissions

From the school's admissions criteria for 2026.

Year 8 places: 125 (whole school: 570)

Applications and admissions in recent years
YearPlacesApplications (all preferences)Admitted
2023/24125125125
2024/25125125125
2025/26125125125

Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.

School's note: *The Total Admissions for year 2026/2027 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: Open Evening/Night: Thursday 15th January, 2026 at 6.30 pm

Sources

DENI reference 5230076

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