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Harryville Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled222 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 needs37%NI 20%
Attendance83.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families47%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll222Census October 2025

Harryville Primary School is a controlled school in Ballymena for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 222 pupils. About 47 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Casement Street, Ballymena, BT42 4BYAll 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 roll222Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals47%104 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs37%29 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils29%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils5%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls119 / 103

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 83.9% 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.

Attendance83.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission12.6%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
Ballykeel Primary SchoolControlled920 m415ETI, no open data–Compare
Camphill Primary SchoolControlled0.6 miles383ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colmcilles Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles423ETI, no open data–Compare
St Brigid's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.0 miles362ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymena Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles215ETI, no open data–Compare
Dunclug Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles210ETI, no open data–Compare
Carniny Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles291ETI, no open data–Compare
Braidside Integratead Primary SchoolIntegrated1.4 miles347ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Ballymena

Questions parents ask

Is Harryville Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Harryville Primary School have?

222 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
Casement Street, Ballymena, BT42 4BY
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
Ballykeel
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3010781 · LAESTAB 3010781
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from