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Ballysally Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedControlled50 pupilsNurseryColeraineCauseway Coast and Glens
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 needs10%NI 21%
Pupils from low-income families48%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll50Census October 2025

Ballysally Nursery School is a controlled school in Coleraine for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 50 pupils. About 48 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

28A Ballysally Road, Coleraine, BT52 2QAAll 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 roll50Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals48%24 pupils; NI 44%
Pupils with special educational needs10%; NI 21%
Boys and girls27 / 23

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ballysally Primary SchoolControlled430 m255ETI, no open dataCompare
North Coast Integrated CollegeIntegrated940 m346ETI, no open dataCompare
Millburn Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles272ETI, no open dataCompare
Harpurs Hill Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles245ETI, no open dataCompare
D H Christie Memorial Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles291ETI, no open dataCompare
Coleraine Grammar SchoolGrammar1.4 miles1,026ETI, no open dataCompare
Loreto CollegeGrammar1.4 miles996ETI, no open dataCompare
Coleraine CollegeControlled1.5 miles366ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ballysally Nursery School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ballysally Nursery School have?

50 pupils aged 3 to 4 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
28A Ballysally Road, Coleraine, BT52 2QA
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Ward
University
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3116263 · LAESTAB 3116263

Where these figures come from