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Mossley Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled536 pupilsNewtownabbeyAntrim 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 needs18%NI 20%
Attendance94.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families20%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll536Census October 2025

Mossley Primary School is a controlled school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 536 pupils. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

2 Hazelburn Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5NAAll 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 roll536Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals20%108 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs18%21 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils1%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils1%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls245 / 291

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.7% 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.

Attendance94.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.1%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
St MacNissi's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained370 m180ETI, no open dataCompare
Earlview Primary SchoolControlled800 m175ETI, no open dataCompare
Carnmoney Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles372ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's-on-the-Hill Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.0 miles356ETI, no open dataCompare
Ashgrove Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles377ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballyhenry Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles162ETI, no open dataCompare
Glengormley Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.5 miles260ETI, no open dataCompare
Mossgrove Primary SchoolControlled1.5 miles194ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Mossley Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Mossley Primary School have?

536 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
2 Hazelburn Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5NA
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Mossley
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3016015 · LAESTAB 3016015

Where these figures come from