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St Anthony's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic55 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 needs29%NI 20%
Attendance91.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families46%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll55Census October 2025

St Anthony's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Larne for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 55 pupils. About 46 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

43 Fairway, Larne, BT40 2BGAll 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.

As a Catholic school it may put baptised Catholic children first.

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 roll55Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals46%25 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs29%9 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils78%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls24 / 31

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.1% 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.

Attendance91.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.8%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
Linn Primary SchoolControlled930 m380ETI, no open data–Compare
Larne & Inver Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles183ETI, no open data–Compare
Moyle Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles422ETI, no open data–Compare
St MacNissi's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.0 miles159ETI, no open data–Compare
Corran Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.1 miles221ETI, no open data–Compare
Olderfleet Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles111ETI, no open data–Compare
Glynn Primary School, LarneControlled2.2 miles85ETI, no open data–Compare
Cairncastle Primary School, BallygallyControlled3.2 miles61ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Larne

Questions parents ask

Is St Anthony's Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Anthony's Primary School have?

55 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
43 Fairway, Larne, BT40 2BG
Type of school
Catholic maintained school (Catholic Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Mid and East Antrim
Ward
Gardenmore
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3030900 · LAESTAB 3030900
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from