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Killard HouseSchool

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled219 pupilsDonaghadeeArds 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 needs100%NI 100%
Attendance92.3%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families39%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll219Census October 2025

Killard HouseSchool is a controlled school in Donaghadee for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 219 pupils. About 39 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Cannyreagh Road, Donaghadee, BT21 0AUAll 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 roll219Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals39%86 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%219 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils11%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls153 / 66

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% 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.

Attendance92.3%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.6%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
Donaghadee Primary SchoolControlled440 m420ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballyvester Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles116ETI, no open dataCompare
Millisle Primary SchoolControlled2.3 miles232ETI, no open dataCompare
Towerview Primary SchoolControlled3.5 miles432ETI, no open dataCompare
Kilmaine Primary SchoolControlled3.6 miles642ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballymagee Primary SchoolControlled3.7 miles392ETI, no open dataCompare
St Columbanus' CollegeCatholic maintained3.8 miles805ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballyholme Primary SchoolControlled4.1 miles614ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Killard HouseSchool a good school?

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

How many pupils does Killard HouseSchool have?

219 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
Cannyreagh Road, Donaghadee, BT21 0AU
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Ards and North Down
Ward
Warren
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4310013 · LAESTAB 4310013

Where these figures come from