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St Brigid's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic362 pupilsBallymenaMid 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 needs17%NI 20%
Attendance93.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families30%A bit more than most schools
Pupils on roll362Census October 2025

St Brigid's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Ballymena for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 362 pupils. About 30 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.

50 Broughshane Road, Ballymena, BT43 7DXAll 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 roll362Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals30%107 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs17%17 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils24%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils87%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls180 / 182

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.0% 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.

Attendance93.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.5%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
Braidside Integratead Primary SchoolIntegrated820 m347ETI, no open data–Compare
Dunclug Primary SchoolControlled920 m210ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballymena Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles215ETI, no open data–Compare
St Colmcilles Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles423ETI, no open data–Compare
Harryville Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballykeel Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles415ETI, no open data–Compare
Carniny Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles291ETI, no open data–Compare
Camphill Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles383ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Ballymena

Questions parents ask

Is St Brigid's Primary School a good school?

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

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

362 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
50 Broughshane Road, Ballymena, BT43 7DX
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
Braidwater
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3036679 · LAESTAB 3036679
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from