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Monkstown Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedControlled79 pupilsNurseryNewtownabbeyAntrim and Newtownabbey
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 needs10%NI 21%
Pupils from low-income families8%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll79Census October 2025

Monkstown Nursery School is a controlled school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 79 pupils. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Jennings Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 0NBAll 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 roll79Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals8%6 pupils; NI 44%
Pupils with special educational needs10%; NI 21%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls40 / 39

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Abbey Community CollegeControlled500 m857ETI, no open dataCompare
Hollybank Primary School, MonkstownControlled590 m184ETI, no open dataCompare
Jordanstown SchoolMaintained0.9 miles91ETI, no open dataCompare
King's Park Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles271ETI, no open dataCompare
St James Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.0 miles275ETI, no open dataCompare
Whiteabbey Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles422ETI, no open dataCompare
Thornfield House SchoolControlled1.1 miles127ETI, no open dataCompare
Rosstulla SchoolControlled1.1 miles141ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Monkstown Nursery School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Monkstown Nursery School have?

79 pupils aged 3 to 4 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
Jennings Park, Newtownabbey, BT37 0NB
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Ballyduff
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3116219 · LAESTAB 3116219

Where these figures come from