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Comber Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled369 pupilsComberArds 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 needs21%NI 20%
Attendance93.6%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families35%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll369Census October 2025

Comber Primary School is a controlled school in Comber for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 369 pupils. About 35 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Darragh Road, Comber, BT23 5BXAll 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 roll369Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals35%128 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs21%35 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils2%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils1%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls185 / 184

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.6% 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.

Attendance93.6%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.8%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 Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained620 m83ETI, no open dataCompare
Andrews Memorial Primary School, NewtownardsControlled1.2 miles384ETI, no open dataCompare
West Winds Primary SchoolControlled2.5 miles174ETI, no open dataCompare
Newtownards Model Primary SchoolControlled2.9 miles373ETI, no open dataCompare
Regent House PreparatoryPrep2.9 miles112ETI, no open dataCompare
St Finian's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.4 miles152ETI, no open dataCompare
Brooklands Primary School, BelfastControlled3.5 miles578ETI, no open dataCompare
Victoria Primary SchoolControlled3.5 miles430ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Comber Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Comber Primary School have?

369 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
Darragh Road, Comber, BT23 5BX
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
Comber North
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4011588 · LAESTAB 4011588

Where these figures come from