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Groggan Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled130 pupilsRandalstownAntrim and Newtownabbey
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 needs22%NI 20%
Attendance95.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll130Census October 2025

Groggan Primary School is a controlled school in Randalstown for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 130 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

179 Portglenone Road, Randalstown, BT41 3EUAll 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 roll130Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals19%24 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs22%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls62 / 68

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% 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.

Attendance95.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.3%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
Maine Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated2.5 miles133ETI, no open dataCompare
Millquarter Primary School, ToomebridgeCatholic maintained2.7 miles128ETI, no open dataCompare
Duneane Primary SchoolControlled2.9 miles17ETI, no open dataCompare
Randalstown Central Primary SchoolControlled3.0 miles166ETI, no open dataCompare
Moneynick Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.1 miles77ETI, no open dataCompare
Mount St Michael's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.3 miles363ETI, no open dataCompare
St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.3 miles16ETI, no open dataCompare
Carnaghts Primary School, ShankbridgeControlled4.4 miles85ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Groggan Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Groggan Primary School have?

130 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
179 Portglenone Road, Randalstown, BT41 3EU
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Cranfield
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3010822 · LAESTAB 3010822

Where these figures come from