The
school is situated in the hamlet
of Glasdrumman, about one mile north
of Annalong on the main Kilkeel
- Newcastle Road (A2). The school
is in a beautiful location with
the Irish Sea and the Mourne Mountains
as its neighbours.
Around
1790 the first school was established
in the area - a "Hedge School"
beside Spence's River. In later
years "Kildare St Society'
schools were built in Mullartown
and beside the Bloody Bridge.
Glasdrumman
National School was built at the
rear of the church in 1855 and served
the parish for over 100 years.
The
present school was opened in 1969
and includes five classrooms, office
and a large hall for PE, drama,
music and assemblies.
Recently there has seen the
development of a new office,
staffroom, toilet and entrance. The
school boasts beautiful grounds,
which lend themselves to environmental
studies and include a large sports
field which has recently been
redeveloped following a grant from
the Big Lottery and a large playground. Each
classroom is well resourced and
computer workstations have recently
been added.
The school has four classes and
children are placed in classes
according to their age i.e. Reception / P1, P2 / P3, P4 / P5,
and P6/ P7. St Mary’s Primary School
is a Maintained school for children
between the ages of four and eleven.
We are in the Parish of Lower Mourne
and we have close links with St
Mary’s church, which is a short walk
away from us. We also have strong
links with Glasdrumman Gaelic
Athletic Club, our local football
club.
If you wish your child to start
school, please try to register your
child with us as soon as possible.
This enables us to plan ahead. An
application form can be obtained
from the school.
The ethos of the school can be best
summed up with the school’s motto:
