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Ballyholme Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled614 pupilsBangorArds and North Down
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 needs20%NI 20%
Attendance96.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families5%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll614Census October 2025

Ballyholme Primary School is a controlled school in Bangor for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 614 pupils. About 5 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

6 Glenburn Park, Bangor, BT20 5RGAll 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 roll614Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals5%30 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%31 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils7%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls304 / 310

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% 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.

Attendance96.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.1%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
Towerview Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles432ETI, no open data–Compare
Kilmaine Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles642ETI, no open data–Compare
Bangor Central Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.1 miles423ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymagee Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles392ETI, no open data–Compare
Bloomfield Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles397ETI, no open data–Compare
St Comgall's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.8 miles317ETI, no open data–Compare
Clandeboye Primary SchoolControlled1.9 miles280ETI, no open data–Compare
Grange Park Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles398ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North DownPrimary schools in Bangor

Questions parents ask

Is Ballyholme Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ballyholme Primary School have?

614 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
6 Glenburn Park, Bangor, BT20 5RG
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
Ballyholme
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4011650 · LAESTAB 4011650
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from