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Victoria Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled87 pupilsArds 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 needs46%NI 20%
Attendance91.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families24%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll87Census October 2025

Victoria Primary School is a controlled school in Ballyhalbert for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 87 pupils. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

2 Victoria Road, Ballyhalbert, BT22 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.

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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 roll87Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals24%21 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs46%32 with a statement; NI 20%
Boys and girls53 / 34

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.2% 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.

Attendance91.2%
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
Portavogie Primary School, NewtownardsControlled2.5 miles194ETI, no open data–Compare
Kircubbin Integrated Primary School, NewtownardsIntegrated2.7 miles194ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained2.8 miles132ETI, no open data–Compare
Kirkistown Primary School, NewtownardsControlled3.7 miles56ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballywalter Primary School, BallywaterControlled3.9 miles151ETI, no open data–Compare
Greyabbey Primary School, NewtownardsControlled4.8 miles74ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Ards and North Down

Questions parents ask

Is Victoria Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Victoria Primary School have?

87 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
2 Victoria Road, Ballyhalbert, BT22 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
Ards and North Down
Ward
Portavogie
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4011488 · LAESTAB 4011488
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from