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Ballywalter Primary School, Ballywater

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled151 pupilsArds 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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance93.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families20%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll151Census October 2025

Ballywalter Primary School, Ballywater is a controlled school in Ballywalter for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 151 pupils. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

12 Stump Road, Ballywalter, BT22 2NTAll 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 roll151Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals20%30 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%9 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls72 / 79

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 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
Greyabbey Primary School, NewtownardsControlled3.0 miles74ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrowdore Primary School, NewtownardsControlled3.4 miles151ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Primary SchoolControlled3.9 miles87ETI, no open data–Compare
Kircubbin Integrated Primary School, NewtownardsIntegrated4.4 miles194ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.5 miles132ETI, no open data–Compare
Millisle Primary SchoolControlled4.6 miles232ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North Down

Questions parents ask

Is Ballywalter Primary School, Ballywater a good school?

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

How many pupils does Ballywalter Primary School, Ballywater have?

151 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
12 Stump Road, Ballywalter, BT22 2NT
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
Ballywalter
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4011566 · LAESTAB 4011566
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from