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Ballymena Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Primary school
101 Ballymoney Road, Ballymena BT43 5BX · 028 2565 6082
On the mapSearch near BT43 5BX
Overview
- Places left
- 176
- Primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 215
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Mid and East Antrim
- Type of school
- Primary school
- Management type
- Controlled
- Nursery class
- No
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 56 pupils (26%)
- Special educational needs
- 44 pupils (20%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 22 pupils (10%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 22 pupils (10%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 133 pupils (62%)
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 Ballymena Primary School: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 369, 215 pupils on the roll at the October census, 176 places left. 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 | 369 | 215 | 22 | 176 |
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.
Ratings
| Achievements and Standards | Very good |
|---|---|
| Provision | Very good |
| Leadership and Management | Very good |