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Sullivan Upper Preparatory

Primary · ages 4-11MixedPrep158 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 needs20%NI 20%
Attendance97.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll158Census October 2025

Sullivan Upper Preparatory is a preparatory department in Holywood for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 158 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

1 Alexandra Park, Holywood, BT18 9ETAll 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.

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 roll158Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals0%0 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils15%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls62 / 96

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 97.0% 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.

Attendance97.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.1%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
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained380 m299ETI, no open data–Compare
Holywood Primary SchoolControlled480 m402ETI, no open data–Compare
Knocknagoney Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles190ETI, no open data–Compare
Campbell College Junior SchoolPrep2.4 miles155ETI, no open data–Compare
Strathearn Preparatory SchoolPrep2.7 miles115ETI, no open data–Compare
Belmont Primary SchoolControlled2.8 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Park Primary SchoolControlled2.9 miles356ETI, no open data–Compare
Greenwood Primary SchoolControlled2.9 miles286ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North DownPrimary schools in Holywood

Questions parents ask

Is Sullivan Upper Preparatory a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Sullivan Upper Preparatory yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Sullivan Upper Preparatory have?

158 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
1 Alexandra Park, Holywood, BT18 9ET
Type of school
Preparatory department (Preparatory department, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Ards and North Down
Ward
Loughview
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4620044 · LAESTAB 4620044
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from