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Ballyclare Secondary School
Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Secondary school
19 Doagh Road, Ballyclare BT39 9BG
On the mapSearch near BT39 9BG
Overview
- Places left
- 28
- Post-primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 1,036
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Type of school
- Secondary school (non-grammar)
- Management type
- Controlled
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 256 pupils (25%)
- Special educational needs
- 219 pupils (21%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 104 pupils (10%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 115 pupils (11%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 6 pupils (1%)
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 Ballyclare Secondary School: post-primary phase, an approved enrolment of 960, 1,036 pupils on the roll at the October census, 28 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-primary | 960 | 1,036 | 104 | 28 |
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 | Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Provision for Learning | Good |
| Leadership and Management | Good |