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Carnlough Integrated Primary School, Ballymena

Primary · ages 4-11MixedIntegrated32 pupilsCarnloughMid 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 needs31%NI 20%
Attendance89.4%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families34%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll32Census October 2025

Carnlough Integrated Primary School, Ballymena is a controlled integrated school in Carnlough for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 32 pupils. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

9 Harbour Road, Carnlough, BT44 0EUAll 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.

As an integrated school it aims for a balance of Protestant, Catholic and other children.

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 roll32Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals34%11 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs31%; NI 20%
Catholic pupils56%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls16 / 16

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.4% 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.

Attendance89.4%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.4%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
St John's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained500 m129ETI, no open data–Compare
Seaview Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated2.3 miles103ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Carnlough

Questions parents ask

Is Carnlough Integrated Primary School, Ballymena a good school?

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

How many pupils does Carnlough Integrated Primary School, Ballymena have?

32 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
9 Harbour Road, Carnlough, BT44 0EU
Type of school
Controlled integrated school (Controlled Integrated school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Integrated
Local authority
Mid and East Antrim
Ward
Carnlough And Glenarm
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3050519 · LAESTAB 3050519
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from