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Ballymacward Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic92 pupilsLisburnLisburn 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%
Attendance95.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll92Census October 2025

Ballymacward Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Lisburn for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 92 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

22 Rock Road, Lisburn, BT28 3SUAll 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.

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 roll92Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals19%17 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%11 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils91%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls47 / 45

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% 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.

Attendance95.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.2%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
McKinney Primary School, DundrodControlled2.5 miles161ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballycarrickmaddy Primary SchoolControlled2.5 miles192ETI, no open dataCompare
St Kieran's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.3 miles308ETI, no open dataCompare
Good Shepherd Primary School, BelfastCatholic maintained3.3 miles344ETI, no open dataCompare
Christ The Redeemer Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.6 miles682ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Evangelist Primary School, BelfastCatholic maintained3.6 miles525ETI, no open dataCompare
St Oliver Plunkett Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.7 miles599ETI, no open dataCompare
Scoil Na FuiseoigeMaintained3.8 miles199ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ballymacward Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ballymacward Primary School have?

92 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
22 Rock Road, Lisburn, BT28 3SU
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
Stonyford
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4030573 · LAESTAB 4030573

Where these figures come from