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St Malachy's Primary School

PrimaryAges 4–11Catholic maintainedNursery class

197 Clandeboye Road, Bangor, BT19 1AA · Ards And North Down

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

Directions
Pupils
376
179 boys and 197 girls, 52 in the nursery class
How full
298 of 437 places
139 places free for 2025/26
Free school meals
34%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
23%
on the SEN register, 27 with a statement (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about St Malachy's Primary School

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • A mix: 24% Protestant, 29% Catholic, 47% other or none
  • 139 of 437 places free this year

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 376 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

40
37
42
46
50
50
59
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)
St Malachy's PSmixed
Ballymagee PSone community
Towerview PSone community
Rathmore PSone community
Grange Park PSone community
Bangor Central Integrated PSone community
Bloomfield PSone community
Kilmaine PSone community
Ballyholme PSone community
Clandeboye PSone community
Kilcooley PSone community
St Comgall's PSmixed
Northern Ireland’s primary schoolsmixed

87 pupils are on the special needs register: 60 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 27 with a statement. 24% are newcomer pupils, who don’t yet have the language of the curriculum.

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.

02004006002016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

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 St Malachy's Primary School

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

1 km2 km3 kmNCC−CSt Malachy's PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near St Malachy's 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
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled
Nursery classLearning support centre
239 pupils59% free meals100 places free0.7 km away
Clandeboye Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled
280 pupils32% free meals143 places free0.7 km away
Grange Park Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled
398 pupils6% free meals17 places free1.2 km away
St Comgall's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Catholic maintained
317 pupils9% free meals4 places free1.3 km away
Rathmore Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled
Nursery class
489 pupils13% free meals179 places free1.5 km away
Bangor Central Integrated Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Controlled integrated
Integrated
423 pupils24% free meals208 places free1.8 km away

St Malachy's Primary School: common questions

How good is St Malachy's 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 St Malachy's Primary School?

376 in October 2025, 179 boys and 197 girls.

Are there places at St Malachy's Primary School?

For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 139 places free of its approved enrolment of 437. 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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