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Leaney Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled261 pupilsBallymoneyCauseway Coast and Glens
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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance95.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families38%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll261Census October 2025

Leaney Primary School is a controlled school in Ballymoney for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 261 pupils. About 38 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

12 Intermediate Road, Ballymoney, BT53 7ALAll 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 roll261Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals38%100 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%13 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils0%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls137 / 124

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.0% 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.

Attendance95.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%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 Brigid's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles209ETI, no open dataCompare
Landhead Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles53ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballymoney Model Controlled Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.8 miles337ETI, no open dataCompare
Lislagan Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles134ETI, no open dataCompare
Garryduff Primary SchoolControlled3.3 miles70ETI, no open dataCompare
Eden Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles101ETI, no open dataCompare
Carrowreagh Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles90ETI, no open dataCompare
Culcrow Primary School, AghadoweyControlled4.1 miles54ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Leaney Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Leaney Primary School have?

261 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
12 Intermediate Road, Ballymoney, BT53 7AL
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Ward
Ballymoney South
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3013325 · LAESTAB 3013325

Where these figures come from