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Tonagh Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled211 pupilsLisburnLisburn and Castlereagh
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 needs27%NI 20%
Attendance91.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families56%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll211Census October 2025

Tonagh Primary School is a controlled school in Lisburn for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 211 pupils. About 56 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Tonagh Avenue, Lisburn, BT28 1DQAll 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 roll211Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals56%117 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs27%24 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils10%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls101 / 110

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.8% 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.

Attendance91.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.4%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
Lisburn Central Primary SchoolControlled640 m213ETI, no open dataCompare
St Aloysius Primary SchoolCatholic maintained700 m428ETI, no open dataCompare
Wallace High PreparatoryPrep870 m52ETI, no open dataCompare
Brownlee Primary SchoolControlled890 m197ETI, no open dataCompare
Old Warren Primary SchoolControlled900 m149ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained920 m389ETI, no open dataCompare
Friends' School PreparatoryPrep0.6 miles151ETI, no open dataCompare
Killowen Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles424ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Tonagh Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Tonagh Primary School have?

211 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
Tonagh Avenue, Lisburn, BT28 1DQ
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Lisnagarvey
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4010885 · LAESTAB 4010885

Where these figures come from