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Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College

Secondary · ages 11-18Controlled1,867 pupilsSixth formBangorArds 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. GCSE and A level results, attendance, pupil numbers and free school meals are below.
Five good GCSEs incl. English and maths51%NI non-grammar schools 60%
Pupils with special needs9%NI 26%
Attendance86.6%NI 87.9%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll1,867Census October 2025

Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College is a controlled school in Bangor for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has 1,867 pupils. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland. In 2025, 51% of Year 12 pupils got five good GCSEs including English and maths (non-grammar schools in Northern Ireland: 60%).

2 Castle Park Road, Bangor, BT20 4TBAll 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.

Find this school's ETI reports

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

270 Year 12 pupils. We compare them with non-grammar post-primary schools across Northern Ireland, because grammar schools pick pupils by ability, so setting them against other schools wouldn't be fair.

Five good GCSEs including English and maths51%
Northern Ireland 60%
Official name: 5+ GCSEs at A* to C including GCSE English and maths
Five good GCSEs73%
Northern Ireland 85%
Official name: 5+ GCSEs at grades A* to C (or equivalent)
Entered for five or more GCSEs97%
Northern Ireland 99%
Official name: Entered for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent)
Trend
Five good GCSEs including English and maths
2017 to 2025
2017: 37%37%20172018: 43%43%20182019: 38%38%20192023: 54%54%20232024: 45%45%20242025: 51%51%2025
Since 2017: +15%

A level results, summer 2025

154 pupils in the final year of A level or equivalent courses.

Three good A levels45%
Northern Ireland 57%
Official name: 3+ A levels at grades A* to C (or equivalent)
Two A levels passed98%
Northern Ireland 97%
Official name: 2+ A levels at grades A* to E (or equivalent)
All measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017NI non-grammar
Year 12 pupils270278281227200203–
Entered for five or more GCSEsEntered for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent)97%95%96%–––99%
Five good GCSEs5+ GCSEs at grades A* to C (or equivalent)73%66%78%68%83%66%85%
Five good GCSEs including English and maths5+ GCSEs at A* to C including GCSE English and maths51%45%54%38%43%37%60%
Year 14 pupils154148162129–––
Three good A levels3+ A levels at grades A* to C (or equivalent)45%36%53%58%46%40%57%
Two A levels passed2+ A levels at grades A* to E (or equivalent)98%94%95%98%91%97%97%

No results were published for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Figures include equivalent qualifications; a value is withheld when fewer than five pupils are involved.

Getting a place

No entrance test. When more children apply than there are places, the school's own rules decide who gets in. Usually that means brothers and sisters of current pupils first, then children from its feeder primaries, 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 roll1,867Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals25%472 pupils; NI 32%
Pupils with special educational needs9%129 with a statement; NI 26%
Newcomer pupils1%arrived with little English; NI 6%
Catholic pupils3%as recorded in the school census; NI 48%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 86.6% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.9%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance86.6%
Northern Ireland 87.9%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission6.7%of school time; NI 5.8%

Nearby schools

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

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Glenlola CollegiateGrammar410 m1,018ETI, no open data–Compare
Bangor Grammar SchoolGrammar1.2 miles948ETI, no open data–Compare
St Columbanus' CollegeCatholic maintained1.4 miles805ETI, no open data–Compare
Movilla High SchoolControlled4.3 miles640ETI, no open data–Compare
Regent House GrammarGrammar4.9 miles1,484ETI, no open data–Compare
Secondary schools in Ards and North DownSecondary schools in Bangor

Questions parents ask

Is Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How good are Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 51% of Year 12 pupils got five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and maths, against 60% across non-grammar schools in Northern Ireland. 45% of Year 14 pupils got three A levels at A* to C.

How many pupils does Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College have?

1,867 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in October 2025.

Does Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
2 Castle Park Road, Bangor, BT20 4TB
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
Religious character
None
Local authority
Ards and North Down
Ward
Castle
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4210296 · LAESTAB 4210296
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from