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Dunclug Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled210 pupilsBallymenaMid 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 needs35%NI 20%
Attendance87.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families48%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll210Census October 2025

Dunclug Primary School is a controlled school in Ballymena for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 210 pupils. About 48 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Doury Road, Ballymena, BT43 6SUAll 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 roll210Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals48%101 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs35%47 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils23%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils16%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls112 / 98

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 87.9% 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.

Attendance87.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission8.1%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
Ballymena Primary SchoolControlled870 m215ETI, no open data–Compare
St Brigid's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained920 m362ETI, no open data–Compare
Braidside Integratead Primary SchoolIntegrated0.8 miles347ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colmcilles Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.9 miles423ETI, no open data–Compare
Carniny Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles291ETI, no open data–Compare
Kirkinriola Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles88ETI, no open data–Compare
Harryville Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballykeel Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles415ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Ballymena

Questions parents ask

Is Dunclug Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Dunclug Primary School have?

210 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
Doury Road, Ballymena, BT43 6SU
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Mid and East Antrim
Ward
Fair Green
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3016063 · LAESTAB 3016063
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from