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Ashgrove Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled377 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 needs21%NI 20%
Attendance93.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll377Census October 2025

Ashgrove Primary School is a controlled school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 377 pupils. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

Ashgrove Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 6LJAll 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 roll377Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals25%93 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs21%23 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils5%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls178 / 199

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% 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.

Attendance93.7%
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
St Mary's-on-the-Hill Primary SchoolCatholic maintained340 m356ETI, no open data–Compare
Glengormley Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated540 m260ETI, no open data–Compare
Carnmoney Primary SchoolControlled840 m372ETI, no open data–Compare
St Bernard's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained870 m622ETI, no open data–Compare
Mossgrove Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles194ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballyhenry Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles162ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil Eanna, GlengormleyMaintained0.9 miles224ETI, no open data–Compare
Earlview Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles175ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Antrim and NewtownabbeyPrimary schools in Newtownabbey

Questions parents ask

Is Ashgrove Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ashgrove Primary School have?

377 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
Ashgrove Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 6LJ
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
Glebe
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3016244 · LAESTAB 3016244
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from