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Holywood Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled402 pupilsHolywoodArds and North Down
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 needs8%NI 20%
Attendance95.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families11%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll402Census October 2025

Holywood Primary School is a controlled school in Holywood for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 402 pupils. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Hillview Place, Holywood, BT18 9DLAll 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 roll402Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals11%43 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs8%14 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils4%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls187 / 215

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 permission1.9%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 Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained280 m299ETI, no open data–Compare
Sullivan Upper PreparatoryPrep480 m158ETI, no open data–Compare
Knocknagoney Primary SchoolControlled1.7 miles190ETI, no open data–Compare
Campbell College Junior SchoolPrep2.7 miles155ETI, no open data–Compare
Strathearn Preparatory SchoolPrep3.0 miles115ETI, no open data–Compare
Glencraig Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated3.1 miles231ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Park Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles356ETI, no open data–Compare
Belmont Primary SchoolControlled3.1 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North DownPrimary schools in Holywood

Questions parents ask

Is Holywood Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Holywood Primary School have?

402 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
Hillview Place, Holywood, BT18 9DL
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Ards and North Down
Ward
Holywood
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4011631 · LAESTAB 4011631
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from