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Kilcooley Primary School

PrimaryAges 4–11ControlledNursery classLearning support centre

Ganaway Avenue, Bangor, BT19 1QS · Ards And North Down

Bangor’s School Grade C against Northern Ireland’s towns

Pupils
239
169 boys and 70 girls, 26 in the nursery class
How full
105 of 205 places
100 places free for 2025/26
Free school meals
59%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
62%
on the SEN register, 109 with a statement (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about Kilcooley Primary School

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • 66% other or none; the other 34% isn’t published: the Department of Education hides groups under 5 pupils
  • 100 of 205 places free this year

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 239 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

27
37
28
31
36
29
25
P1P2P3P4P5P6P7

Who goes here

Pupils by religion, against Bangor’s other primary schools.

ProtestantCatholicOther Christian, other religion, none or not statedNot published (fewer than 5 pupils)
Kilcooley PSone community
Ballymagee PSone community
Towerview PSone community
Rathmore PSone community
Grange Park PSone community
Bloomfield PSone community
Kilmaine PSone community
Ballyholme PSone community
Clandeboye PSone community
Northern Ireland’s primary schoolsmixed

148 pupils are on the special needs register: 39 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 109 with a statement. The school has a learning support centre, a specialist class of 83 pupils.

Department of Education, school enrolment, school level data 2025/26: year groups, religion, SEN, newcomers.

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers over time

Published school census enrolments, by academic year.

0701402102802016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

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.

Nearby

Schools near Kilcooley Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Post-primary schools are squares, with their letter; integrated schools are teal.

1 km2 km3 kmNCC−Kilcooley PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Kilcooley 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.

Kilcooley Primary School: common questions

How good is Kilcooley 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 Kilcooley Primary School?

239 in October 2025, 169 boys and 70 girls.

Are there places at Kilcooley Primary School?

For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 100 places free of its approved enrolment of 205. 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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