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D H Christie Memorial Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled291 pupilsColeraineCauseway 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 needs42%NI 20%
Attendance93.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families22%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll291Census October 2025

D H Christie Memorial Primary School is a controlled school in Coleraine for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 291 pupils. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

45 Ballycairn Road, Coleraine, BT51 3HXAll 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 roll291Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals22%65 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs42%39 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils4%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils14%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls150 / 141

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.8% 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.

Attendance93.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.1%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 maintained950 m155ETI, no open dataCompare
Millburn Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles272ETI, no open dataCompare
Killowen Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles196ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballysally Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles255ETI, no open dataCompare
St Malachy's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.1 miles165ETI, no open dataCompare
Harpurs Hill Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles245ETI, no open dataCompare
The Irish Society's Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles484ETI, no open dataCompare
Castleroe Primary SchoolControlled2.4 miles109ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is D H Christie Memorial Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does D H Christie Memorial 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
45 Ballycairn Road, Coleraine, BT51 3HX
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
Waterside
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3012284 · LAESTAB 3012284

Where these figures come from