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Ballymacrickett Primary School, Glenavy

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic301 pupilsLisburn and Castlereagh
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%
Attendance93.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families18%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll301Census October 2025

Ballymacrickett Primary School, Glenavy is a catholic maintained school in for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 301 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

41 Scroggy Road, BT29 4NEAll 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.

As a Catholic school it may put baptised Catholic children first.

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 roll301Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals18%54 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%21 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils94%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls174 / 127

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% 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.

Attendance93.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.2%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
Ballinderry Primary SchoolControlled1.8 miles243ETI, no open data–Compare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.6 miles452ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil Ghleann DarachMaintained2.6 miles93ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballycarrickmaddy Primary SchoolControlled3.2 miles192ETI, no open data–Compare
Crumlin Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated3.2 miles138ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymacward Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.6 miles92ETI, no open data–Compare
McKinney Primary School, DundrodControlled4.8 miles161ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Lisburn and Castlereagh

Questions parents ask

Is Ballymacrickett Primary School, Glenavy a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ballymacrickett Primary School, Glenavy have?

301 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
41 Scroggy Road, BT29 4NE
Type of school
Catholic maintained school (Catholic Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Glenavy
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4030823 · LAESTAB 4030823
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from