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Rosstulla School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled141 pupilsNewtownabbeyAntrim and Newtownabbey
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%
Attendance82.5%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families57%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll141Census October 2025

Rosstulla School is a controlled school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 141 pupils. About 57 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

2-12 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QFAll 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 roll141Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals57%81 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%141 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils22%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls93 / 48

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 82.5% 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.

Attendance82.5%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission8.9%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
Thornfield House SchoolControlled0 m127ETI, no open data–Compare
Jordanstown SchoolMaintained340 m91ETI, no open data–Compare
Whiteabbey Primary SchoolControlled650 m422ETI, no open data–Compare
Belfast High SchoolGrammar770 m972ETI, no open data–Compare
Hollybank Primary School, MonkstownControlled0.9 miles184ETI, no open data–Compare
St James Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.9 miles275ETI, no open data–Compare
Silverstream Primary School, GreenislandControlled0.9 miles137ETI, no open data–Compare
Monkstown Nursery SchoolControlled1.1 miles79ETI, no open data–Compare
All schools in Antrim and NewtownabbeyAll schools in Newtownabbey

Questions parents ask

Is Rosstulla School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Rosstulla School have?

141 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
2-12 Jordanstown Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QF
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Rostulla
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3310018 · LAESTAB 3310018
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from