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Bloomfield Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled397 pupilsBangorArds 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 needs27%NI 20%
Attendance90.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families45%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll397Census October 2025

Bloomfield Primary School is a controlled school in Bangor for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 397 pupils. About 45 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Bloomfield Road South, Bangor, BT19 7PNAll 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 roll397Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals45%177 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs27%39 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils1%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls209 / 188

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.3% 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.

Attendance90.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission5.0%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
Ballymagee Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles392ETI, no open dataCompare
Bangor Central Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.0 miles423ETI, no open dataCompare
Clandeboye Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles280ETI, no open dataCompare
Kilmaine Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles642ETI, no open dataCompare
St Malachy's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.3 miles376ETI, no open dataCompare
St Comgall's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.5 miles317ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballyholme Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles614ETI, no open dataCompare
Grange Park Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles398ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Bloomfield Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Bloomfield Primary School have?

397 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
Bloomfield Road South, Bangor, BT19 7PN
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
Bloomfield
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4013023 · LAESTAB 4013023

Where these figures come from