Kesh Primary School and Community Nursery is a Controlled School, owned and managed by the Education Authority.  It admits girls and boys aged from 3 to 11.  It is situated in the rural village of Kesh in Co. Fermanagh, where the main industries are farming and tourism.

The name ‘Kesh’ comes from the Irish ‘Ceis’ which means a wicker crossing place - the wicker crossing having been replaced by the stone bridge which spans Kesh River today.  The earliest written evidence of Kesh is noted in Hill’s Plantation of Ulster (1610), where it states, “a small village, Cash, is situated some two miles from the Castle (Crevenish)”. 

Kesh Primary School and Nursery Unit comprise a contemporary school with well-resourced classrooms.  Our Nursery Unit was built in 2001 with our main school rebuilt in 2008.  The school has an excellent range of resources which support the staff in providing a curriculum that promotes the social, intellectual, moral, emotional, and physical growth of our children.

Our school campus has recently been furnished with two sensory rooms - therapeutic spaces with a variety of equipment that provide students with personalized sensory input.  The experience aims to help children calm and focus themselves so they can be better prepared for learning and interacting with others.

Our sensory room uses light, sound and a range of specialised equipment designed to create an environment that is used for interaction or relaxation. 

There are extensive grounds which contain a football pitch; outdoor netball court, an all-weather football pitch and a variety of games/activities are marked on the playgrounds.  There is a soft play area and an adventure trail around the perimeter of the playgrounds.  We also boast a 32ft polytunnel and orchard and have recently received our 9^th Green Flag, a prominent Eco-award.  In keeping with our Eco traditions, this year we launched work on our Forest Schools initiative, wherein we have been awarded with both the Elder and the Birch Award as an official Forest School.  We have also been recognised with the SEL Worldwide Model School Award, in recognition of our work in putting children’s social and emotional needs at the heart of their education and prioritising the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in the school community.

There are 10 members of teaching staff, 9 class teachers, a learning support teacher, and a non-teaching Principal.  Our highly trained ancillary staff are a huge asset to our school community and bring specialist skills to support the children’s learning.  Health and well-being are prioritised, with both our primary and pre-school participating in the PATHs programme, a widely accredited programme that runs parallel to our PDMU/PSED teaching.  Our involvement with the Roots of Empathy programme only adds further to this.

We are keen to give the children of Kesh a multicultural experience, when possible, as such we are participating in the Confucius Hub programme through the University of Ulster.  All children from Nursery – Year 7 get to avail of specialist Mandarin lessons and activities on a weekly basis.