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Fourtowns Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled277 pupilsMid 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 needs17%NI 20%
Attendance95.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families18%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll277Census October 2025

Fourtowns Primary School is a controlled school in Ahoghill for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 277 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

59 Cullybackey Road, Ahoghill, BT42 1LAAll 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 roll277Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals18%50 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%17 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils2%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls135 / 142

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.1% 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.

Attendance95.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%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
St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained910 m16ETI, no open data–Compare
Gracehill Primary SchoolControlled1.5 miles414ETI, no open data–Compare
The Diamond Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles153ETI, no open data–Compare
Buick Memorial Primary School, BallymenaControlled2.5 miles265ETI, no open data–Compare
Carniny Primary SchoolControlled3.0 miles291ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colmcilles Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.4 miles423ETI, no open data–Compare
Camphill Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles383ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymena Primary SchoolControlled3.5 miles215ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East Antrim

Questions parents ask

Is Fourtowns Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Fourtowns Primary School have?

277 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
59 Cullybackey Road, Ahoghill, BT42 1LA
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
Ahoghill
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3010891 · LAESTAB 3010891
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from