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Old Warren Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled149 pupilsLisburnLisburn and Castlereagh
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 needs30%NI 20%
Attendance92.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families49%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll149Census October 2025

Old Warren Primary School is a controlled school in Lisburn for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 149 pupils. About 49 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

147 Drumbeg Drive, Lisburn, BT28 1QPAll 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 roll149Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals49%73 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs30%15 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils20%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils15%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls91 / 58

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% 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.

Attendance92.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.0%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
Lisburn Central Primary SchoolControlled870 m213ETI, no open data–Compare
Tonagh Primary SchoolControlled900 m211ETI, no open data–Compare
St Aloysius Primary SchoolCatholic maintained930 m428ETI, no open data–Compare
Knockmore Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles218ETI, no open data–Compare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.0 miles389ETI, no open data–Compare
Brownlee Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles197ETI, no open data–Compare
Wallace High PreparatoryPrep1.1 miles52ETI, no open data–Compare
Friends' School PreparatoryPrep1.2 miles151ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Lisburn and CastlereaghPrimary schools in Lisburn

Questions parents ask

Is Old Warren Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Old Warren Primary School have?

149 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
147 Drumbeg Drive, Lisburn, BT28 1QP
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Old Warren
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4016144 · LAESTAB 4016144
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from