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Acorn Integrated Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedIntegrated221 pupilsCarrickfergusMid and East Antrim
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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance92.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll221Census October 2025

Acorn Integrated Primary School is a gmi school in Carrickfergus for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 221 pupils. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

110 Victoria Road, Carrickfergus, BT38 7JLAll 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.

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.

As an integrated school it aims for a balance of Protestant, Catholic and other children.

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 roll221Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals25%56 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%16 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils8%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils24%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls112 / 109

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.7% 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.

Attendance92.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.6%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
Victoria Primary SchoolControlled200 m445ETI, no open dataCompare
Eden Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles194ETI, no open dataCompare
Oakfield Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles289ETI, no open dataCompare
Sunnylands Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles183ETI, no open dataCompare
Central Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.9 miles131ETI, no open dataCompare
St Nicholas' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.1 miles120ETI, no open dataCompare
Woodlawn Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles124ETI, no open dataCompare
Carrickfergus Model Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles384ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Acorn Integrated Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Acorn Integrated Primary School have?

221 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
110 Victoria Road, Carrickfergus, BT38 7JL
Type of school
Gmi school (Gmi school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Integrated
Local authority
Mid and East Antrim
Ward
Victoria
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3066568 · LAESTAB 3066568

Where these figures come from