Tor Bank School
Tor Bank School is a controlled school in Dundonald for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 187 pupils. About 47 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.
5 Dunlady Road, Dundonald, BT16 1TTAll 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.
Attendance
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.8% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundonald High School | Controlled | 0.8 miles | 550 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Brooklands Primary School, Belfast | Controlled | 1.0 miles | 578 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Dundonald Primary School | Controlled | 1.4 miles | 869 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Longstone School | Controlled | 1.5 miles | 240 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| King's Road Nursery School | Controlled | 2.4 miles | 52 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Campbell College | Grammar | 2.6 miles | 968 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Campbell College Junior School | Prep | 2.6 miles | 155 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Gilnahirk Primary School | Controlled | 2.7 miles | 425 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Tor Bank School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Tor Bank School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.
How many pupils does Tor Bank School have?
187 pupils aged 3 to 19 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
- 5 Dunlady Road, Dundonald, BT16 1TT
- Type of school
- Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Ward
- Carrowreagh
- Setting
- Urban
- DE reference
- 4316517 · LAESTAB 4316517
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).
- Attendance: Department of Education school-level attendance tables.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.