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The High School Ballynahinch
Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Secondary school
103 Belfast Road, Ballynahinch BT24 8EH · thehighschoolballynahinch.co.uk
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Overview
- Places left
- 104
- Post-primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 379
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Type of school
- Secondary school (non-grammar)
- Management type
- Controlled
- Sixth form
- No
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 125 pupils (33%)
- Special educational needs
- 189 pupils (50%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 103 pupils (27%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 86 pupils (23%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 17 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 The High School Ballynahinch: post-primary phase, an approved enrolment of 380, 379 pupils on the roll at the October census, 104 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 | 380 | 379 | 103 | 104 |
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 | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Provision for Learning | Satisfactory |
| Leadership and Management | Satisfactory |
Other reports
- Apr 2023Follow-up (action short of strike)
- May 2018Follow-up (action short of strike)
- Oct 2016Follow-up inspection
- Nov 2014Follow-up inspection