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Hollybank Primary School, Monkstown

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled184 pupilsNewtownabbeyAntrim 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 needs25%NI 20%
Attendance91.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families46%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll184Census October 2025

Hollybank Primary School, Monkstown is a controlled school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 184 pupils. About 46 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Hollybank Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 0HFAll 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 roll184Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals46%84 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs25%28 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils10%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils3%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls88 / 96

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.1% 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.

Attendance91.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission6.2%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
King's Park Primary SchoolControlled930 m271ETI, no open data–Compare
St James Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.6 miles275ETI, no open data–Compare
Whiteabbey Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles422ETI, no open data–Compare
Abbots Cross Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles288ETI, no open data–Compare
St MacNissi's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.4 miles180ETI, no open data–Compare
Mossley Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles536ETI, no open data–Compare
Rathcoole Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles139ETI, no open data–Compare
Silverstream Primary School, GreenislandControlled1.6 miles137ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Antrim and NewtownabbeyPrimary schools in Newtownabbey

Questions parents ask

Is Hollybank Primary School, Monkstown a good school?

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

How many pupils does Hollybank Primary School, Monkstown have?

184 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
Hollybank Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 0HF
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
Monkstown
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3016038 · LAESTAB 3016038
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from