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Kirkistown Primary School

PrimaryAges 4–11ControlledLearning support centre

Main Road, Cloghy, BT22 1JA · Ards And North Down · near Killyleagh

Killyleagh’s School Grade B− against Northern Ireland’s towns

Pupils
56
32 boys and 24 girls
How full
45 of 125 places
80 places free for 2025/26
Free school meals
38%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
43%
on the SEN register, 11 with a statement (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about Kirkistown Primary School

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • 41% Protestant; the other 59% isn’t published: the Department of Education hides groups under 5 pupils
  • 80 of 125 places free this year

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 56 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

1
6
8
5
4
11
11
10
RecP1P2P3P4P5P6P7

Who goes here

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

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

24 pupils are on the special needs register: 13 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 11 with a statement. The school has a learning support centre, a specialist class of 6 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.

03060902016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

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 Kirkistown Primary School

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

1 km2 km3 kmNKirkistown PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Kirkistown 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.

Kirkistown Primary School: common questions

How good is Kirkistown 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 Kirkistown Primary School?

56 in October 2025, 32 boys and 24 girls.

Are there places at Kirkistown Primary School?

For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 80 places free of its approved enrolment of 125. 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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