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Abbey Primary School, Newtownards
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
90 Movilla Road, Newtownards BT23 8RQ · 028 9181 9141
On the mapSearch near BT23 8RQ
Overview
- Places left
- 87
- Primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 609
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Ards and North Down
- Type of school
- Primary school
- Management type
- Controlled
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 104 pupils (17%)
- Special educational needs
- 50 pupils (8%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 35 pupils (6%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 15 pupils (2%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 27 pupils (4%)
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 Abbey Primary School, Newtownards: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 610, 558 pupils on the roll at the October census, 87 places left; nursery phase, an approved enrolment of 52, 51 pupils on the roll at the October census, 1 place 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 | 52 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| Primary | 610 | 558 | 35 | 87 |
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 2009Focused inspection