Alexander Dickson Primary School
Alexander Dickson Primary School is a controlled school in Ballygowan for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 89 pupils. About 29 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.
Comber Road, Ballygowan, BT23 5TNAll 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.
Apply through the Education Authority's online admissions system in January.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.4% 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.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrickmannon Primary School | Controlled | 1.5 miles | 104 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Moneyrea Primary School | Controlled | 2.7 miles | 246 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Millennium Integrated Primary School | Integrated | 2.7 miles | 421 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Andrews Memorial Primary School, Newtownards | Controlled | 3.0 miles | 384 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Mary's Primary School | Catholic maintained | 3.6 miles | 83 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Academy Primary School, Ballynahinch | Controlled | 3.7 miles | 434 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Caolan's Primary School | Catholic maintained | 3.8 miles | 89 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Carryduff Primary School, Belfast | Controlled | 3.9 miles | 198 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Alexander Dickson Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Alexander Dickson Primary School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.
How many pupils does Alexander Dickson Primary School have?
89 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
- Comber Road, Ballygowan, BT23 5TN
- Type of school
- Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Ards and North Down
- Ward
- Ballygowan
- Setting
- Rural
- DE reference
- 4013046 · LAESTAB 4013046
Where these figures come from
- School details, enrolment, free school meals, special needs and newcomers: Department of Education (Northern Ireland) school-level enrolment data, October census (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Attendance: Department of Education school-level attendance tables.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.