Ballyholme Primary School
6 Glenburn Park, Bangor, BT20 5RG · Ards And North Down
Bangor’s School Grade C against Northern Ireland’s towns
What stands out about Ballyholme Primary School
- Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
- Mostly one community: 7% Catholic, 25% Protestant and 67% other or none
- 47 of 630 places free this year
Pupils
DE school census · October 2025 · 614 pupilsEach year group
Primary 1 to Primary 7.
Who goes here
Pupils by religion, against Bangor’s other primary schools.
121 pupils are on the special needs register: 90 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 31 with a statement.
Department of Education, school enrolment, school level data 2025/26: year groups, religion, SEN, newcomers.
Pupil numbers over time
Published school census enrolments, by academic year.
Department of Education school censuses, 2016/17–2025/26. This school’s reference number throughout; primary totals include attached nursery classes. Later workbooks separate specialist provision in mainstream; combined totals are used where published. Missing counts stay missing.
Schools near Ballyholme Primary School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Post-primary schools are squares, with their letter; integrated schools are teal.
The five nearest
- St Columbanus' College · Catholic maintained · 0.4 km
- Kilmaine PS · Controlled · 1.1 km
- Towerview PS · Controlled · 1.2 km
- Glenlola Collegiate · Controlled grammar · 1.8 km
- Bangor Central Integrated PS · Controlled integrated · 1.9 km
Schools of the same phase near Ballyholme Primary School
Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.
Ballyholme Primary School: common questions
How good is Ballyholme Primary School?
Northern Ireland doesn’t publish results for primary schools, so there is no letter. The Education and Training Inspectorate’s reports are the best guide.
How many pupils go to Ballyholme Primary School?
614 in October 2025, 304 boys and 310 girls.
Are there places at Ballyholme Primary School?
For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 47 places free of its approved enrolment of 630. Apply through the Education Authority, in the January before your child starts Primary 1.
Not on this page yet: the Education and Training Inspectorate’s latest report and the school’s budget per pupil.
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