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Whitehouse Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled437 pupilsNewtownabbeyAntrim and Newtownabbey
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%
Attendance92.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families42%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll437Census October 2025

Whitehouse Primary School is a controlled school in Newtownabbey for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 437 pupils. About 42 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

2 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9NZAll 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 roll437Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals42%183 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs27%26 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils9%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils4%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls225 / 212

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.2% 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.

Attendance92.2%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.8%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
Abbots Cross Primary SchoolControlled890 m288ETI, no open data–Compare
Rathcoole Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles139ETI, no open data–Compare
Hazelwood Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.0 miles434ETI, no open data–Compare
St James Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.1 miles275ETI, no open data–Compare
King's Park Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles271ETI, no open data–Compare
Whiteabbey Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles422ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Star of the Sea Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.5 miles179ETI, no open data–Compare
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.6 miles602ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Antrim and NewtownabbeyPrimary schools in Newtownabbey

Questions parents ask

Is Whitehouse Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Whitehouse Primary School have?

437 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 Doagh Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9NZ
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ward
Whitehouse
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3010827 · LAESTAB 3010827
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from