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The Royal School Armagh: SEAG and admissions facts
Armagh. Figures for Year 8 entry in September 2026, from the school's own admissions documents.
| Fact | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Year 8 places, September 2026 (admissions number) | 100 | The Royal School Armagh Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Pupils in the whole school (enrolment number) | 770 | The Royal School Armagh Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Uses the SEAG result to give places | Yes | The Royal School Armagh Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places are given in order of | SEAG score, for some of its places | The Royal School Armagh Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| How places are given, in the school's words | "The first 80 places from the Admission Number of 100 will be allocated to candidates based on the TSAS rank order of their respective scores; those achieving higher TSAS scores being allocated places before those with lower scores." | The Royal School Armagh Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Other places are given by, in the school's words | "If, after the application of 1 and 2 above there are any remaining day places from the Admission Number these will be allocated from a pool of 20 candidates comprised of those identified by rank order of their SEAG TSAS ..." "Candidates from this pool will be allocated to the remaining places on application of the tie-breaker criteria." | The Royal School Armagh Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Applications considered, 2026 | 125 | The Royal School Armagh Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places available, 2026 | 100 | The Royal School Armagh Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2026 | Not published | The Royal School Armagh Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Scores in the 2026 statement, in its words | "Only applicants with a TSAS above 188 were in the pool." | The Royal School Armagh Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| When applicants are tied, in the school's words | "(vii) If more than one candidate is eligible for the final place because they have equal scores which is not resolved by the application of the above criteria, then the Board of Governors will select the remaining candidate(s) using computerised random selection." | The Royal School Armagh Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2025 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2024 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
Read The Royal School Armagh's admissions criteria for 2026-27
Every figure on this page comes from the school's own published admissions documents, linked beside it with the date it was read. Where a figure isn't published, the page says so.
These figures are for Year 8 entry in September 2026. Schools can change their criteria each year, and the 2027-28 criteria are published in December. Always read a school's own criteria before you list it.
More on how schools use SEAG results:
- What is a band, and is Band 1 good?
- Admissions criteria and tie-breakers
- How many schools can I list?
Last checked: 4 November 2026 by Sam.