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Kirkistown Primary School, Newtownards

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled56 pupilsArds 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 needs43%NI 20%
Attendance92.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families38%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll56Census October 2025

Kirkistown Primary School, Newtownards is a controlled school in Cloghy for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 56 pupils. About 38 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Main Road, Cloghy, BT22 1JAAll 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 roll56Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals38%21 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs43%11 with a statement; NI 20%
Boys and girls32 / 24

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.9% 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.

Attendance92.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.1%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
Portavogie Primary School, NewtownardsControlled1.6 miles194ETI, no open data–Compare
St Patrick's Primary School, BallygalgetCatholic maintained2.4 miles101ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Primary SchoolControlled3.7 miles87ETI, no open data–Compare
Kircubbin Integrated Primary School, NewtownardsIntegrated4.2 miles194ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.2 miles132ETI, no open data–Compare
Portaferry Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated4.8 miles76ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North Down

Questions parents ask

Is Kirkistown Primary School, Newtownards a good school?

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

How many pupils does Kirkistown Primary School, Newtownards have?

56 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
Main Road, Cloghy, BT22 1JA
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
Kircubbin
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4011373 · LAESTAB 4011373
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from