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The Thompson Primary School, Ballyclare
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Primary school
42 Mossley Road, Ballyclare BT39 9RX · thethompsonprimary.com · 028 9335 2361
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Overview
- Pupils
- 172
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Type of school
- Primary school
- Management type
- Controlled
- Nursery class
- No
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Free school meal entitlement
- 11 pupils (6%)
- Special educational needs
- 34 pupils (20%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- Fewer than five pupils
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- Too few to publish
- Newcomer pupils
- Fewer than five pupils
From the Department of Education’s school enrolment (school level) data and available places, and the 2016 school locations on OpenDataNI.
Admissions
The Department of Education’s available places for 2025/26, for The Thompson Primary School, Ballyclare: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 194, 172 pupils on the roll at the October census. These are places left after the October census, not a chance of getting in: admission depends on each school’s admissions criteria and on the number of applications.
Places
| Approved | On roll | Over | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 194 | 172 | <5 | hidden |
Per year
Entry year
Inspection
The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) inspects schools in Northern Ireland and publishes a report on each inspection. Its reports of 2012 to 2020 sum up their findings in a table, shown here in ETI’s own words; earlier and later reports give written findings only. Nothing here is set beside an Ofsted outcome.
Other reports
- Sept 2011Focused inspection