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Abbots Cross Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled288 pupilsNewtownabbeyAntrim and Newtownabbey
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredNorthern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades or progress figures, so we can't give its schools a score. Pupil numbers, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.
Pupils with special needs30%NI 20%
Attendance90.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families55%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll288Census October 2025

Abbots Cross Primary School is a controlled school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 288 pupils. About 55 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

86 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9QWAll details

Inspection

Schools in Northern Ireland are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate. Since 2024 its reports end with a written summary and next steps instead of a grade, and there is no published list of outcomes.

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Results

Northern Ireland publishes no results for individual primary schools, so there are none to show. Enrolment, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. When more children apply than there are places, the school's published rules decide, usually brothers and sisters first, then parish or feeder links, then whoever lives closest.

Apply through the Education Authority's online admissions system in January.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll288Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals55%159 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs30%43 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils2%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls146 / 142

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.5% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 94.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance90.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission5.7%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Whitehouse Primary SchoolControlled890 m437ETI, no open data–Compare
St James Primary SchoolCatholic maintained950 m275ETI, no open data–Compare
King's Park Primary SchoolControlled960 m271ETI, no open data–Compare
Rathcoole Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles139ETI, no open data–Compare
Whiteabbey Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles422ETI, no open data–Compare
Hollybank Primary School, MonkstownControlled1.2 miles184ETI, no open data–Compare
Hazelwood Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.3 miles434ETI, no open data–Compare
St Bernard's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.4 miles622ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Antrim and NewtownabbeyPrimary schools in Newtownabbey

Questions parents ask

Is Abbots Cross Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Abbots Cross Primary School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Abbots Cross Primary School have?

288 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in October 2025.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
86 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9QW
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Rathcoole
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3010862 · LAESTAB 3010862
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from