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Rathmore Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled489 pupilsBangorArds 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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance95.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families13%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll489Census October 2025

Rathmore Primary School is a controlled school in Bangor for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 489 pupils. About 13 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Rathmore Road, Bangor, BT19 1DJAll 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 roll489Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals13%63 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%16 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils3%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls263 / 226

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.3% 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.

Attendance95.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.9%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
Grange Park Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles398ETI, no open data–Compare
Kilcooley Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles239ETI, no open data–Compare
St Comgall's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.9 miles317ETI, no open data–Compare
Crawfordsburn Primary School, BangorControlled0.9 miles189ETI, no open data–Compare
Clandeboye Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles280ETI, no open data–Compare
St Malachy's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.0 miles376ETI, no open data–Compare
Bangor Central Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.6 miles423ETI, no open data–Compare
Bloomfield Primary SchoolControlled2.1 miles397ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North DownPrimary schools in Bangor

Questions parents ask

Is Rathmore Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Rathmore Primary School have?

489 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
Rathmore Road, Bangor, BT19 1DJ
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
Rathmore
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4016067 · LAESTAB 4016067
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from