Londonderry Primary School
2A Glenbrook Road, Newtownards, BT23 4EY · Ards And North Down
Newtownards’s School Grade B+ against Northern Ireland’s towns
What stands out about Londonderry Primary School
- Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
- Mostly one community: 2% Catholic, 46% Protestant and 52% other or none
- 42 of 406 places free this year
Pupils
DE school census · October 2025 · 392 pupilsEach year group
Primary 1 to Primary 7.
Who goes here
Pupils by religion, against Newtownards’s other primary schools.
102 pupils are on the special needs register: 74 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 28 with a statement. 3% 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.
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 Londonderry Primary School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Post-primary schools are squares, with their letter; integrated schools are teal.
The five nearest
- St Finian's PS · Catholic maintained · 0.6 km
- Victoria PS · Controlled · 0.9 km
- Newtownards Model PS · Controlled · 1 km
- Regent House Grammar · Controlled grammar · 1.1 km
- Regent House Preparatory · Fee-paying preparatory · 1.1 km
Schools of the same phase near Londonderry 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.
Londonderry Primary School: common questions
How good is Londonderry 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 Londonderry Primary School?
392 in October 2025, 178 boys and 214 girls.
Are there places at Londonderry Primary School?
For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 42 places free of its approved enrolment of 406. 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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