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Newtownards Model Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled373 pupilsNewtownardsArds 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 needs13%NI 20%
Attendance93.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll373Census October 2025

Newtownards Model Primary School is a controlled school in Newtownards for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 373 pupils. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

Scrabo Road, Newtownards, BT23 4NWAll 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 roll373Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals27%100 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs13%14 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils11%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils5%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls189 / 184

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.5% 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.

Attendance93.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.3%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
Regent House PreparatoryPrep360 m112ETI, no open data–Compare
St Finian's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles152ETI, no open data–Compare
West Winds Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles174ETI, no open data–Compare
Londonderry Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles392ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles430ETI, no open data–Compare
Castle Gardens Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles355ETI, no open data–Compare
Abbey Primary SchoolControlled1.8 miles609ETI, no open data–Compare
Loughries Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated2.7 miles58ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North DownPrimary schools in Newtownards

Questions parents ask

Is Newtownards Model Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Newtownards Model Primary School have?

373 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
Scrabo Road, Newtownards, BT23 4NW
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
Scrabo
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4011345 · LAESTAB 4011345
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from