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Longstone School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled240 pupilsDundonaldLisburn and Castlereagh
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%
Attendance84.9%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families52%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll240Census October 2025

Longstone School is a controlled school in Dundonald for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 240 pupils. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Millars Lane, Dundonald, BT16 2DAAll 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 roll240Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals52%124 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%240 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils7%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls168 / 72

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 84.9% 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.

Attendance84.9%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission7.5%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
Brooklands Primary School, BelfastControlled840 m578ETI, no open dataCompare
Dundonald Primary SchoolControlled950 m869ETI, no open dataCompare
Dundonald High SchoolControlled0.8 miles550ETI, no open dataCompare
King's Road Nursery SchoolControlled1.5 miles52ETI, no open dataCompare
Tor Bank SchoolControlled1.5 miles187ETI, no open dataCompare
Gilnahirk Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles425ETI, no open dataCompare
Our Lady & St Patrick's CollegeGrammar1.8 miles1,421ETI, no open dataCompare
Campbell CollegeGrammar2.4 miles968ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Longstone School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Longstone School have?

240 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
Millars Lane, Dundonald, BT16 2DA
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Enler
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4316273 · LAESTAB 4316273

Where these figures come from