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Gaelscoil An Chaistil, Ballycastle
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
5 Kilns Road, Ballycastle BT54 6QQ · gaelscoilanchaistil.com · 028 2076 8883
On the mapSearch near BT54 6QQ
Overview
- Places left
- 12
- Nursery, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 84
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Type of school
- Primary school
- Management type
- Other Maintained
- Medium of education
- Irish medium
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 20 pupils (24%)
- Special educational needs
- 21 pupils (25%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- Fewer than five pupils
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- Too few to publish
- Newcomer pupils
- 0 pupils (0%)
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 Gaelscoil An Chaistil, Ballycastle: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 116, 70 pupils on the roll at the October census; nursery phase, an approved enrolment of 26, 14 pupils on the roll at the October census, 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| Primary | 116 | 70 | <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
- Jun 2013Baseline inspection visit
- Feb 2008Follow-up inspection
- Jan 2008Follow-up inspection