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Portstewart Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled247 pupilsPortstewartCauseway Coast and Glens
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 needs25%NI 20%
Attendance94.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families34%A bit more than most schools
Pupils on roll247Census October 2025

Portstewart Primary School is a controlled school in Portstewart for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 247 pupils. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.

22 Central Avenue, Portstewart, BT55 7BTAll 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 roll247Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals34%83 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs25%15 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils5%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls113 / 134

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.0% 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.

Attendance94.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.7%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 Colum's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained320 m172ETI, no open dataCompare
Carnalridge Primary SchoolControlled2.2 miles125ETI, no open dataCompare
Portrush Primary SchoolControlled2.8 miles132ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.9 miles64ETI, no open dataCompare
Mill Strand Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated3.0 miles413ETI, no open dataCompare
Hezlett Primary School, ColeraineControlled3.4 miles135ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballysally Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles255ETI, no open dataCompare
D H Christie Memorial Primary SchoolControlled3.4 miles291ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Portstewart Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Portstewart Primary School have?

247 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
22 Central Avenue, Portstewart, BT55 7BT
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Ward
Portstewart
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3012250 · LAESTAB 3012250

Where these figures come from