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The Diamond Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled153 pupilsCullybackeyMid and East Antrim
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 needs11%NI 20%
Attendance96.7%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll153Census October 2025

The Diamond Primary School is a controlled school in Cullybackey for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 153 pupils. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

107 Dreen Road, Cullybackey, BT42 1EEAll 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.

Pupils on roll153Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals9%13 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs11%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls72 / 81

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.7% 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.

Attendance96.7%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission0.9%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
Buick Memorial Primary School, BallymenaControlled1.0 miles265ETI, no open dataCompare
Fourtowns Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles277ETI, no open dataCompare
St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.4 miles16ETI, no open dataCompare
Gracehill Primary SchoolControlled2.8 miles414ETI, no open dataCompare
Carniny Primary SchoolControlled3.2 miles291ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.8 miles243ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballymena Primary SchoolControlled3.8 miles215ETI, no open dataCompare
St Colmcilles Primary SchoolCatholic maintained3.8 miles423ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is The Diamond Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does The Diamond Primary School have?

153 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
107 Dreen Road, Cullybackey, BT42 1EE
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Mid and East Antrim
Ward
Maine
Setting
Rural
DE reference
3010826 · LAESTAB 3010826

Where these figures come from