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Donaghadee Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled420 pupilsDonaghadeeArds 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 needs11%NI 20%
Attendance92.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families24%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll420Census October 2025

Donaghadee Primary School is a controlled school in Donaghadee for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 420 pupils. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

Northfield Road, Donaghadee, BT21 0BDAll 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 roll420Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals24%102 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs11%16 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils5%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils4%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls211 / 209

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% 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.

Attendance92.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.3%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
Ballyvester Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles116ETI, no open data–Compare
Millisle Primary SchoolControlled2.3 miles232ETI, no open data–Compare
Towerview Primary SchoolControlled3.7 miles432ETI, no open data–Compare
Kilmaine Primary SchoolControlled3.9 miles642ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymagee Primary SchoolControlled4.0 miles392ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrowdore Primary School, NewtownardsControlled4.3 miles151ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballyholme Primary SchoolControlled4.4 miles614ETI, no open data–Compare
Bloomfield Primary SchoolControlled4.8 miles397ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North DownPrimary schools in Donaghadee

Questions parents ask

Is Donaghadee Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Donaghadee Primary School have?

420 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
Northfield Road, Donaghadee, BT21 0BD
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
Warren
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4011654 · LAESTAB 4011654
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from