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Woodburn Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled178 pupilsCarrickfergusMid and East Antrim
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 needs12%NI 20%
Attendance94.5%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families26%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll178Census October 2025

Woodburn Primary School is a controlled school in Carrickfergus for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 178 pupils. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

114 Woodburn Road, Carrickfergus, BT38 9ABAll 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 roll178Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals26%47 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs12%7 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls101 / 77

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.5% 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.

Attendance94.5%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.0%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
Woodlawn Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles124ETI, no open data–Compare
Sunnylands Primary SchoolControlled1.3 miles183ETI, no open data–Compare
St Nicholas' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.5 miles120ETI, no open data–Compare
Oakfield Primary SchoolControlled1.5 miles289ETI, no open data–Compare
Central Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.6 miles131ETI, no open data–Compare
Carrickfergus Model Primary SchoolControlled1.6 miles384ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles445ETI, no open data–Compare
Acorn Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated2.0 miles221ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Mid and East AntrimPrimary schools in Carrickfergus

Questions parents ask

Is Woodburn Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Woodburn Primary School have?

178 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
114 Woodburn Road, Carrickfergus, BT38 9AB
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
Woodburn
Setting
Urban
DE reference
3010696 · LAESTAB 3010696
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from