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Millisle Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled232 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 needs23%NI 20%
Attendance93.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll232Census October 2025

Millisle Primary School is a controlled school in Millisle for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 232 pupils. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

Abbey Road, Millisle, BT22 2DDAll 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 roll232Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals25%59 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs23%14 with a statement; NI 20%
Boys and girls106 / 126

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% 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.

Attendance93.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.3%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
Ballyvester Primary SchoolControlled1.8 miles116ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrowdore Primary School, NewtownardsControlled2.2 miles151ETI, no open data–Compare
Donaghadee Primary SchoolControlled2.3 miles420ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballywalter Primary School, BallywaterControlled4.6 miles151ETI, no open data–Compare
Loughries Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated4.9 miles58ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North Down

Questions parents ask

Is Millisle Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Millisle Primary School have?

232 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
Abbey Road, Millisle, BT22 2DD
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
Carrowdore
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4011681 · LAESTAB 4011681
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from