Newtownards Nursery School
Newtownards Nursery School is a controlled school in Newtownards for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 63 pupils. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.
2F Portaferry Road, Newtownards, BT23 8NNAll 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.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Primary School | Controlled | 550 m | 430 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Finian's Primary School | Catholic maintained | 690 m | 152 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Movilla High School | Controlled | 760 m | 640 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Castle Gardens Primary School | Controlled | 850 m | 355 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Regent House Preparatory | Prep | 950 m | 112 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Regent House Grammar | Grammar | 950 m | 1,484 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Glenbrook Nursery School | Controlled | 0.8 miles | 46 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| West Winds Primary School | Controlled | 0.8 miles | 174 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Newtownards Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Newtownards Nursery School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.
How many pupils does Newtownards Nursery School have?
63 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
- 2F Portaferry Road, Newtownards, BT23 8NN
- 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
- Ards and North Down
- Ward
- Conway Square
- Setting
- Urban
- DE reference
- 4110035 · LAESTAB 4110035
Where these figures come from
- School details, enrolment, free school meals, special needs and newcomers: Department of Education (Northern Ireland) school-level enrolment data, October census (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.