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St Patrick's Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic299 pupilsHolywoodArds and North Down
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 needs16%NI 20%
Attendance95.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families18%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll299Census October 2025

St Patrick's Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Holywood for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 299 pupils. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

Church View, Holywood, BT18 9LNAll 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 roll299Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals18%54 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs16%13 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils62%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls146 / 153

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% 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.

Attendance95.2%
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
Holywood Primary SchoolControlled280 m402ETI, no open data–Compare
Sullivan Upper PreparatoryPrep380 m158ETI, no open data–Compare
Knocknagoney Primary SchoolControlled1.5 miles190ETI, no open data–Compare
Campbell College Junior SchoolPrep2.6 miles155ETI, no open data–Compare
Strathearn Preparatory SchoolPrep2.9 miles115ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Park Primary SchoolControlled3.0 miles356ETI, no open data–Compare
Belmont Primary SchoolControlled3.0 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Dundela Primary School and Nursery UnitControlled3.1 miles261ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North DownPrimary schools in Holywood

Questions parents ask

Is St Patrick's Primary School a good school?

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

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

299 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
Church View, Holywood, BT18 9LN
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
Ards and North Down
Ward
Loughview
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4031628 · LAESTAB 4031628
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from