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Ballyoran Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled278 pupilsPortadownArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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 needs16%NI 20%
Attendance91.4%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families37%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll278Census October 2025

Ballyoran Primary School is a controlled school in Portadown for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 278 pupils. About 37 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Ballyoran Park, Portadown, BT62 1JYAll 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.

Pupils on roll278Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals37%103 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs16%32 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils36%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils71%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls141 / 137

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.4% 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.

Attendance91.4%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission5.7%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 John the Baptist Primary SchoolCatholic maintained580 m466ETI, no open dataCompare
Hart Memorial Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles430ETI, no open dataCompare
Millington Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles567ETI, no open dataCompare
Presentation Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.1 miles282ETI, no open dataCompare
Seagoe Primary SchoolMaintained1.1 miles381ETI, no open dataCompare
Portadown Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.4 miles466ETI, no open dataCompare
Edenderry Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles379ETI, no open dataCompare
Bocombra Primary SchoolControlled1.8 miles337ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ballyoran Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ballyoran Primary School have?

278 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
Ballyoran Park, Portadown, BT62 1JY
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Corcrain
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5016117 · LAESTAB 5016117

Where these figures come from