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St MacNissi's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic159 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 needs15%NI 20%
Attendance94.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families23%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll159Census October 2025

St MacNissi's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Larne for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 159 pupils. About 23 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

23 Agnew Street, Larne, BT40 1RFAll 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 roll159Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals23%36 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs15%9 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils93%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls76 / 83

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.3% 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.

Attendance94.3%
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
Moyle Primary SchoolControlled540 m422ETI, no open data–Compare
Larne & Inver Primary SchoolControlled630 m183ETI, no open data–Compare
Olderfleet Primary SchoolControlled730 m111ETI, no open data–Compare
St Anthony's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.0 miles55ETI, no open data–Compare
Corran Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.1 miles221ETI, no open data–Compare
Linn Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles380ETI, no open data–Compare
Glynn Primary School, LarneControlled1.7 miles85ETI, no open data–Compare
Toreagh Primary SchoolControlled3.7 miles110ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Larne

Questions parents ask

Is St MacNissi's Primary School a good school?

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

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

159 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
23 Agnew Street, Larne, BT40 1RF
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
Curran And Inver
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3036575 · LAESTAB 3036575
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from