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Roddensvale School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled273 pupilsLarneMid and East Antrim
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 needs100%NI 100%
Attendance88.5%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families43%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll273Census October 2025

Roddensvale School is a controlled school in Larne for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 273 pupils. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

68 The Roddens, Larne, BT40 1PUAll 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 roll273Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals43%117 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%; NI 100%
Catholic pupils15%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls201 / 72

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.5% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance88.5%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.3%of school time; NI 5.0%

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Moyle Primary SchoolControlled180 m422ETI, no open dataCompare
Larne High SchoolControlled250 m833ETI, no open dataCompare
St MacNissi's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained670 m159ETI, no open dataCompare
Larne GrammarGrammar740 m747ETI, no open dataCompare
Larne & Inver Primary SchoolControlled900 m183ETI, no open dataCompare
St Anthony's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles55ETI, no open dataCompare
St Anthony's Nursery SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles52ETI, no open dataCompare
Corran Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.7 miles221ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Roddensvale School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Roddensvale School have?

273 pupils aged 3 to 19 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
68 The Roddens, Larne, BT40 1PU
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Mid and East Antrim
Ward
The Maidens
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3316514 · LAESTAB 3316514

Where these figures come from