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McKinney Primary School, Dundrod

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled161 pupilsLisburn 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 needs30%NI 20%
Attendance95.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families11%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll161Census October 2025

McKinney Primary School, Dundrod is a controlled school in for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 161 pupils. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

3 Leathemstown Road, BT29 4HXAll 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 roll161Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals11%18 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs30%8 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls83 / 78

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% 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.

Attendance95.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.8%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
Ballymacward Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.5 miles92ETI, no open data–Compare
Loanends Primary SchoolControlled3.5 miles185ETI, no open data–Compare
Crumlin Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated3.8 miles138ETI, no open data–Compare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained4.0 miles452ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil Ghleann DarachMaintained4.0 miles93ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballycarrickmaddy Primary SchoolControlled4.4 miles192ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymacrickett Primary School, GlenavyCatholic maintained4.8 miles301ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Lisburn and Castlereagh

Questions parents ask

Is McKinney Primary School, Dundrod a good school?

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

How many pupils does McKinney Primary School, Dundrod have?

161 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
3 Leathemstown Road, BT29 4HX
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Stonyford
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4010512 · LAESTAB 4010512
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from