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St Patrick's Primary School, Rasharkin

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic232 pupilsBallymenaCauseway Coast and Glens
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 needs12%NI 20%
Attendance94.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll232Census October 2025

St Patrick's Primary School, Rasharkin is a catholic maintained school in Ballymena for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 232 pupils. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

8 Gortahar Road, Ballymena, BT44 8SBAll 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 roll232Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals19%45 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs12%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls132 / 100

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 permission2.7%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
Rasharkin Primary SchoolControlled0.6 miles64ETI, no open data–Compare
St Columba's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.3 miles240ETI, no open data–Compare
Kilrea Primary School, ColeraineControlled3.4 miles82ETI, no open data–Compare
St Joseph's Primary School, DunloyCatholic maintained3.7 miles325ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrowreagh Primary SchoolControlled4.0 miles90ETI, no open data–Compare
Garryduff Primary SchoolControlled4.8 miles70ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Causeway Coast and GlensPrimary schools in Ballymena

Questions parents ask

Is St Patrick's Primary School, Rasharkin a good school?

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

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

232 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
8 Gortahar Road, Ballymena, BT44 8SB
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
Causeway Coast and Glens
Ward
Clogh Mills
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3033320 · LAESTAB 3033320
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from