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Jordanstown School

Special · ages 3-19MixedMaintained91 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 needs100%NI 100%
Attendance83.2%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families50%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll91Census October 2025

Jordanstown School is an other maintained school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 91 pupils. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

85 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QEAll 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 roll91Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals50%45 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%91 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils34%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls51 / 40

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 83.2% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance83.2%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission9.4%of school time; NI 5.0%

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Thornfield House SchoolControlled340 m127ETI, no open dataCompare
Rosstulla SchoolControlled340 m141ETI, no open dataCompare
Whiteabbey Primary SchoolControlled770 m422ETI, no open dataCompare
Belfast High SchoolGrammar940 m972ETI, no open dataCompare
Hollybank Primary School, MonkstownControlled0.7 miles184ETI, no open dataCompare
Monkstown Nursery SchoolControlled0.9 miles79ETI, no open dataCompare
St James Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.9 miles275ETI, no open dataCompare
Silverstream Primary School, GreenislandControlled0.9 miles137ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Jordanstown School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Jordanstown School have?

91 pupils aged 3 to 19 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
85 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QE
Type of school
Other maintained school (Other Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Rostulla
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3340002 · LAESTAB 3340002

Where these figures come from