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Bushmills Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled96 pupilsBushmillsCauseway 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 needs33%NI 20%
Attendance91.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families52%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll96Census October 2025

Bushmills Primary School is a controlled school in Bushmills for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 96 pupils. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

5 Priestland Road, Bushmills, BT57 8QWAll 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 roll96Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals52%50 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs33%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils0%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls48 / 48

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.5% 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.

Attendance91.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission6.5%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
Ballytober Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles75ETI, no open data–Compare
Dunseverick Primary SchoolControlled3.6 miles79ETI, no open data–Compare
Straidbilly Primary SchoolControlled3.7 miles80ETI, no open data–Compare
Mill Strand Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated4.6 miles413ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.7 miles64ETI, no open data–Compare
Portrush Primary SchoolControlled4.8 miles132ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Causeway Coast and GlensPrimary schools in Bushmills

Questions parents ask

Is Bushmills Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Bushmills Primary School have?

96 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
5 Priestland Road, Bushmills, BT57 8QW
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Ward
Giant's Causeway
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3010873 · LAESTAB 3010873
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from