School Chooser

Carniny Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled291 pupilsBallymenaMid and East Antrim
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 needs6%NI 20%
Attendance95.6%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families10%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll291Census October 2025

Carniny Primary School is a controlled school in Ballymena for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 291 pupils. About 10 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

61 Old Cullybackey Road, Ballymena, BT43 5JRAll 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

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 roll291Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals10%28 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs6%10 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils7%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils2%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls136 / 155

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% 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.

Attendance95.6%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%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
Ballymena Primary SchoolControlled960 m215ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colmcilles Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.6 miles423ETI, no open data–Compare
Dunclug Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles210ETI, no open data–Compare
St Brigid's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.3 miles362ETI, no open data–Compare
Harryville Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Camphill Primary SchoolControlled1.7 miles383ETI, no open data–Compare
Braidside Integratead Primary SchoolIntegrated1.7 miles347ETI, no open data–Compare
Gracehill Primary SchoolControlled1.7 miles414ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Ballymena

Questions parents ask

Is Carniny Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Carniny Primary School have?

291 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
61 Old Cullybackey Road, Ballymena, BT43 5JR
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Mid and East Antrim
Ward
Academy
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3016129 · LAESTAB 3016129
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from