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Ballywalter Primary School

PrimaryAges 4–11Controlled

12 Stump Road, Ballywalter, BT22 2NT · Ards And North Down · near Donaghadee

Donaghadee’s School Grade D against Northern Ireland’s towns

Pupils
151
72 boys and 79 girls
How full
142 of 199 places
57 places free for 2025/26
Free school meals
20%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
19%
on the SEN register, 9 with a statement (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about Ballywalter Primary School

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • 54% other or none; the other 46% isn’t published: the Department of Education hides groups under 5 pupils
  • 57 of 199 places free this year

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 151 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

22
17
23
21
20
27
21
P1P2P3P4P5P6P7

Who goes here

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

ProtestantCatholicOther Christian, other religion, none or not statedNot published (fewer than 5 pupils)
Ballywalter PSone community
Donaghadee PSone community
Northern Ireland’s primary schoolsmixed

29 pupils are on the special needs register: 20 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 9 with a statement.

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.

0501001502002016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

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 Ballywalter Primary School

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

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Ballywalter 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.

Ballywalter Primary School: common questions

How good is Ballywalter 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 Ballywalter Primary School?

151 in October 2025, 72 boys and 79 girls.

Are there places at Ballywalter Primary School?

For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 57 places free of its approved enrolment of 199. 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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