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Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards

Secondary · ages 11-18Integrated833 pupilsSixth formArds 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. GCSE and A level results, attendance, pupil numbers and free school meals are below.
Five good GCSEs incl. English and maths64%NI non-grammar schools 60%
Pupils with special needs21%NI 26%
Attendance87.8%NI 87.9%
Pupils from low-income families27%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll833Census October 2025

Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards is a gmi school in Millisle for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has 833 pupils. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland. In 2025, 64% of Year 12 pupils got five good GCSEs including English and maths (non-grammar schools in Northern Ireland: 60%).

Abbey Road, Millisle, BT22 2GBAll 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.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

118 Year 12 pupils. We compare them with non-grammar post-primary schools across Northern Ireland, because grammar schools pick pupils by ability, so setting them against other schools wouldn't be fair.

Five good GCSEs including English and maths64%
Northern Ireland 60%
Official name: 5+ GCSEs at A* to C including GCSE English and maths
Five good GCSEs81%
Northern Ireland 85%
Official name: 5+ GCSEs at grades A* to C (or equivalent)
Entered for five or more GCSEs99%
Northern Ireland 99%
Official name: Entered for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent)
Trend
Five good GCSEs including English and maths
2017 to 2025
2017: 31%31%20172018: 44%44%20182019: 50%50%20192023: 79%79%20232024: 61%61%20242025: 64%64%2025
Since 2017: +33%

A level results, summer 2025

57 pupils in the final year of A level or equivalent courses.

Three good A levels56%
Northern Ireland 57%
Official name: 3+ A levels at grades A* to C (or equivalent)
Two A levels passed100%
Northern Ireland 97%
Official name: 2+ A levels at grades A* to E (or equivalent)
All measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017NI non-grammar
Year 12 pupils118145129847578
Entered for five or more GCSEsEntered for 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent)99%100%98%99%
Five good GCSEs5+ GCSEs at grades A* to C (or equivalent)81%77%93%89%97%97%85%
Five good GCSEs including English and maths5+ GCSEs at A* to C including GCSE English and maths64%61%79%50%44%31%60%
Year 14 pupils57615441
Three good A levels3+ A levels at grades A* to C (or equivalent)56%57%67%59%59%62%57%
Two A levels passed2+ A levels at grades A* to E (or equivalent)100%100%98%98%97%98%97%

No results were published for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Figures include equivalent qualifications; a value is withheld when fewer than five pupils are involved.

Getting a place

No entrance test. When more children apply than there are places, the school's own rules decide who gets in. Usually that means brothers and sisters of current pupils first, then children from its feeder primaries, then whoever lives closest.

As an integrated school it aims for a balance of Protestant, Catholic and other children.

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 roll833Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals27%228 pupils; NI 32%
Pupils with special educational needs21%73 with a statement; NI 26%
Newcomer pupils1%arrived with little English; NI 6%
Catholic pupils17%as recorded in the school census; NI 48%

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 87.8% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.9%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance87.8%
Northern Ireland 87.9%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission5.7%of school time; NI 5.8%

Nearby schools

The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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No other schools of this phase within 8 km.

Questions parents ask

Is Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How good are Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 64% of Year 12 pupils got five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and maths, against 60% across non-grammar schools in Northern Ireland. 56% of Year 14 pupils got three A levels at A* to C.

How many pupils does Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards have?

833 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in October 2025.

Does Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Abbey Road, Millisle, BT22 2GB
Type of school
Gmi school (Gmi school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
Religious character
Integrated
Local authority
Ards and North Down
Ward
Carrowdore
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4260295 · LAESTAB 4260295

Where these figures come from