Whitehead Primary School, Carrickfergus
Whitehead Primary School, Carrickfergus is a controlled school in Whitehead for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 368 pupils. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.
3 Islandmagee Road, Whitehead, BT38 9NEAll 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 95.1% 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.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballycarry Primary School, Carrickfergus | Controlled | 2.1 miles | 30 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Islandmagee Primary School | Controlled | 2.4 miles | 132 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Eden Primary School | Controlled | 3.3 miles | 194 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Acorn Integrated Primary School | Integrated | 4.0 miles | 221 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Victoria Primary School | Controlled | 4.1 miles | 445 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Oakfield Primary School | Controlled | 4.2 miles | 289 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Sunnylands Primary School | Controlled | 4.9 miles | 183 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
| Central Integrated Primary School | Integrated | 4.9 miles | 131 | ETI, no open data | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Whitehead Primary School, Carrickfergus a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Whitehead Primary School, Carrickfergus yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.
How many pupils does Whitehead Primary School, Carrickfergus have?
368 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
- 3 Islandmagee Road, Whitehead, BT38 9NE
- 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
- Whitehead South
- Setting
- Rural
- DE reference
- 3010874 · LAESTAB 3010874
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.