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Carrowdore Primary School, Newtownards

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled151 pupilsArds 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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance91.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll151Census October 2025

Carrowdore Primary School, Newtownards is a controlled school in Carrowdore for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 151 pupils. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

Castle Place, Carrowdore, BT22 2JJAll 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 roll151Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals27%40 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%11 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls78 / 73

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.3% 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.

Attendance91.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.7%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
Millisle Primary SchoolControlled2.2 miles232ETI, no open data–Compare
Greyabbey Primary School, NewtownardsControlled3.0 miles74ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballyvester Primary SchoolControlled3.3 miles116ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballywalter Primary School, BallywaterControlled3.4 miles151ETI, no open data–Compare
Loughries Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated3.6 miles58ETI, no open data–Compare
Donaghadee Primary SchoolControlled4.3 miles420ETI, no open data–Compare
Abbey Primary SchoolControlled4.7 miles609ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North Down

Questions parents ask

Is Carrowdore Primary School, Newtownards a good school?

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

How many pupils does Carrowdore Primary School, Newtownards have?

151 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
Castle Place, Carrowdore, BT22 2JJ
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
Carrowdore
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4016020 · LAESTAB 4016020
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from