Ardnashee School and College
Ardnashee School and College is a controlled school in Londonderry for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 493 pupils. About 68 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.
15-17 Racecourse Road, Londonderry, BT48 7REAll 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 87.5% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Nursery School | Controlled | 0 m | 52 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Pennyburn | Catholic maintained | 360 m | 640 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Greenhaw Primary School | Controlled | 440 m | 316 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Carnhill | Catholic maintained | 740 m | 390 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Columb's College, Derry | Grammar | 950 m | 1,217 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Brigid's College, Carnhill | Catholic maintained | 1000 m | 911 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Carnhill Nursery School | Controlled | 0.7 miles | 53 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Mary's College | Catholic maintained | 0.7 miles | 873 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ardnashee School and College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ardnashee School and College yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.
How many pupils does Ardnashee School and College have?
493 pupils aged 3 to 19 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
- 15-17 Racecourse Road, Londonderry, BT48 7RE
- Type of school
- Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Ward
- Madam's Bank
- Setting
- Urban
- DE reference
- 2316695 · LAESTAB 2316695
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.