Sunnylands Nursery School
Sunnylands Nursery School is a controlled school in Carrickfergus for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 55 pupils. About 54 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.
120A Sunnylands Avenue, Carrickfergus, BT38 8JTAll 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
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.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnylands Primary School | Controlled | 280 m | 183 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Woodlawn Primary School | Controlled | 360 m | 124 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Carrickfergus Academy | Controlled | 480 m | 909 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Carrickfergus Grammar School | Grammar | 720 m | 761 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Central Integrated Primary School | Integrated | 830 m | 131 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| St Nicholas' Primary School | Catholic maintained | 980 m | 120 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Carrickfergus Model Primary School | Controlled | 0.8 miles | 384 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Victoria Primary School | Controlled | 0.8 miles | 445 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Sunnylands Nursery School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Sunnylands Nursery School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.
How many pupils does Sunnylands Nursery School have?
55 pupils aged 3 to 4 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
- 120A Sunnylands Avenue, Carrickfergus, BT38 8JT
- Type of school
- Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Ward
- Sunnylands
- Setting
- Urban
- DE reference
- 3116150 · LAESTAB 3116150
Where these figures come from
- School details, enrolment, free school meals, special needs and newcomers: Department of Education (Northern Ireland) school-level enrolment data, October census (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.