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St Nicholas' Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic120 pupilsCarrickfergusMid 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 needs30%NI 20%
Attendance94.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families16%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll120Census October 2025

St Nicholas' Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Carrickfergus for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 120 pupils. About 16 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Minorca Place, Carrickfergus, BT38 8AUAll 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 roll120Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals16%19 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs30%15 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils27%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils63%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls69 / 51

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.9% 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.

Attendance94.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.3%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
Central Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated320 m131ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrickfergus Model Primary SchoolControlled340 m384ETI, no open data–Compare
Sunnylands Primary SchoolControlled700 m183ETI, no open data–Compare
Woodlawn Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles124ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles445ETI, no open data–Compare
Acorn Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.1 miles221ETI, no open data–Compare
Oakfield Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles289ETI, no open data–Compare
Woodburn Primary SchoolControlled1.5 miles178ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Carrickfergus

Questions parents ask

Is St Nicholas' Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Nicholas' Primary School have?

120 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
Minorca Place, Carrickfergus, BT38 8AU
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
Castle
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3036563 · LAESTAB 3036563
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from