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Schools in Ards and North Down

Primary 46
Secondary 12
Special 3
Nursery 6

Inspection and census in Ards and North Down

Ards and North Down is in Northern Ireland, where schools are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate. It publishes a report on each inspection: each school’s page links to its reports on the inspectorate’s site, with their findings in the inspectorate’s words where a report sums them up. The Department of Education publishes no exam results for individual schools.

The pupil counts are from the Department of Education’s school census of October 2025. Independent schools are not in the Department’s files and are not listed.

Primary schools in Ards and North Down

School	Type	Management type · pupils (October census)
Abbey Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 609 pupils
Alexander Dickson Primary School, Ballygowan	Primary	Controlled · 89 pupils
Andrews Memorial Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 384 pupils
Ballyholme Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 614 pupils
Ballymagee Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 392 pupils
Ballyvester Primary School, Donaghadee	Primary	Controlled · 116 pupils
Ballywalter Primary School, Ballywater	Primary	Controlled · 151 pupils
Bangor Central Integrated Primary School	Primary	Controlled Integrated · 423 pupils
Bloomfield Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 397 pupils
Carrickmannon Primary School, Ballygowan	Primary	Controlled · 104 pupils
Carrowdore Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 151 pupils
Castle Gardens Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 355 pupils
Clandeboye Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 280 pupils
Comber Primary School	Primary	Controlled · 369 pupils
Crawfordsburn Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 189 pupils
Donaghadee Primary School	Primary	Controlled · 420 pupils
Glencraig Integrated Primary School, Holywood	Primary	Controlled Integrated · 231 pupils
Grange Park Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 398 pupils
Greyabbey Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 74 pupils
Holywood Primary School	Primary	Controlled · 402 pupils
Kilcooley Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 239 pupils
Killinchy Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 304 pupils
Kilmaine Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 642 pupils
Kircubbin Integrated Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled Integrated · 194 pupils
Kirkistown Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 56 pupils
Londonderry Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 392 pupils
Loughries Integrated Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled Integrated · 58 pupils
Millisle Primary School	Primary	Controlled · 232 pupils
Newtownards Model Primary School	Primary	Controlled · 373 pupils
Portaferry Integrated Primary School	Primary	Controlled Integrated · 76 pupils
Portavogie Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 194 pupils
Rathmore Primary School	Primary	Controlled · 489 pupils
Regent House Preparatory	Preparatory department	Controlled · 112 pupils
St Comgall's Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 317 pupils
St Finian's Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 152 pupils
St Malachy's Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 376 pupils
St Mary's Primary School, Comber	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 83 pupils
St Mary's Primary School, Kircubbin	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 132 pupils
St Mary's Primary School, Portaferry	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 155 pupils
St Patrick's Primary School, Ballygalget	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 101 pupils
St Patrick's Primary School, Holywood	Primary	Catholic Maintained · 299 pupils
Sullivan Upper Preparatory, Holywood	Preparatory department	Voluntary · 158 pupils
Towerview Primary School, Bangor	Primary	Controlled · 432 pupils
Victoria Primary School, Ballyhalbert	Primary	Controlled · 87 pupils
Victoria Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 430 pupils
West Winds Primary School, Newtownards	Primary	Controlled · 174 pupils

Secondary schools in Ards and North Down

School	Type	Management type · pupils (October census)
Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College	Secondary	Controlled · 1,867 pupils
Bangor Grammar School	Grammar	Voluntary · 948 pupils
Glastry College, Newtownards	Secondary	Controlled · 627 pupils
Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor	Grammar	Controlled · 1,018 pupils
Movilla High School	Secondary	Controlled · 640 pupils
Nendrum College, Newtownards	Secondary	Controlled · 470 pupils
Priory Integrated College, Holywood	Secondary	Controlled Integrated · 712 pupils
Regent House Grammar	Grammar	Controlled · 1,484 pupils
St Columba's College	Secondary	Catholic Maintained · 170 pupils
St Columbanus' College	Secondary	Catholic Maintained · 805 pupils
Strangford Integrated College, Newtownards	Secondary	Grant Maintained Integrated · 833 pupils
Sullivan Upper School, Holywood	Grammar	Voluntary · 1,078 pupils

Special schools in Ards and North Down

School	Type	Management type · pupils (October census)
Clifton School	Special	Controlled · 175 pupils
Killard HouseSchool	Special	Controlled · 219 pupils
Lakewood School	Special	Controlled · 2 pupils

Nursery schools in Ards and North Down

School	Type	Management type · pupils (October census)
Bangor Integrated Nursery School	Nursery	Controlled Integrated · 78 pupils
Glenbrook Nursery School, Newtownards	Nursery	Controlled · 46 pupils
Holywood Nursery School	Nursery	Controlled · 78 pupils
Kircubbin Community Nursery School, Newtownards	Nursery	Catholic Maintained · 52 pupils
Newtownards Nursery School	Nursery	Controlled · 63 pupils
Trinity Nursery School, Bangor	Nursery	Controlled · 53 pupils