Primary schools in Northern Ireland

There are 775 primary schools in Northern Ireland, teaching 174,778 pupils. Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so these schools have a profile showing pupil numbers, free school meals, special needs and attendance, but no score.

Secondary schools in Northern Ireland All schools in Northern Ireland Places within

Pupils from low-income families26%average across these schools

Pupils174,778across these schools

Schools775primary schools

Primary schools by council in Northern Ireland

Pick a council to see its primary schools ranked and mapped.

Antrim and Newtownabbey48 schools Ards and North Down46 schools Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon89 schools Belfast98 schools Causeway Coast and Glens75 schools Derry City and Strabane63 schools Fermanagh and Omagh73 schools Lisburn and Castlereagh40 schools Mid and East Antrim54 schools Mid Ulster94 schools Newry, Mourne and Down95 schools

Primary schools by council, A to Z (11)

About this list

Schools are listed council by council. Pick one to see its primary schools ranked by School Chooser Score, which compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils. The list for the whole country is on the best primary schools in England page. How the score works.