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Meadow Bridge Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled293 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 needs13%NI 20%
Attendance96.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families4%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll293Census October 2025

Meadow Bridge Primary School is a controlled school in Hillsborough for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 293 pupils. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

3 Lany Road, Hillsborough, BT26 6JRAll 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 roll293Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals4%11 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs13%13 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls168 / 125

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.7% 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.

Attendance96.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.2%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
Rowandale Integrated Primary School, MoiraIntegrated2.6 miles417ETI, no open data–Compare
Downshire Primary School, HillsboroughControlled2.8 miles621ETI, no open data–Compare
Maghaberry Primary SchoolControlled2.8 miles295ETI, no open data–Compare
Knockmore Primary SchoolControlled3.8 miles218ETI, no open data–Compare
Moira Primary SchoolControlled3.9 miles432ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colman's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.9 miles104ETI, no open data–Compare
Dromore Central Primary SchoolControlled4.0 miles681ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymacash Primary SchoolControlled4.0 miles457ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Lisburn and Castlereagh

Questions parents ask

Is Meadow Bridge Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Meadow Bridge Primary School have?

293 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 Lany Road, Hillsborough, BT26 6JR
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
Maze
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4016636 · LAESTAB 4016636
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from