134 Ballyclare Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 5HP
Non-selective · Mixed · Integrated
- Pupils
- 1,213
- Year 8
- 215
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Open events
- Open evening Wed 6 JanAdd to calendarsource
Your chances
against these criteria.
How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:
- Criterion 1: child of the family already enrolled at the school at date of application (fostered and adopted children included).
- Criterion 2: resident in postal districts BT14, BT15, BT29, BT36, BT37, BT38, BT39 or BT41 at date of application.
- Criterion 3: transferring from a grant maintained integrated or controlled integrated primary school.
- Criterion 4: all other applicants.
- Tie-break (a): applicant placed Integrated College Glengormley at a higher preference, preference one first.
- Tie-break (b): surname initial in the printed random letter order (N S D T B K F I Mc H Q E J P C R U L W Mac Z A M O G X V Y).
- Tie-break (c): oldest pupil first by date of birth.
Getting in
Usually has spare places
Everyone who put it first was offered a place in 2026/27 (151 children).
Applications per place (all preferences): 0.8 in 2024/25, 0.9 in 2025/26, 0.8 in 2026/27.
Results for its intake
Expected about 58%, got 53.6% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).
Who applied
| Year | Places | Put it 1st | 2nd | 3rd or later | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 210 | 134 | 17 | 18 | 169 |
| 2025/26 | 210 | 162 | 14 | 7 | 183 |
| 2026/27 | 210 | 151 | 7 | 6 | 164 |
In 2026/27, 151 of the 151 children who put it first got a place here.
Each child counts once, at the preference their family gave this school. Figures at the end of the admissions procedure, from the Education Authority's analysis of preferences.
Pupils (October 2025)
- Free school meals
- 36.3%
- Special educational needs
- 412 pupils (176 with a statement)
- Has Years 13 and 14
- Yes
- Area
- Urban
Religious background of pupilsProtestant 61.7%, Catholic 6.7%, other or none 31.7%
Exam results (2024/25)
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
- 53.6%
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C
- 90.4%
- 3+ A-levels A* to C
- 61.1%
- 2+ A-levels A* to E
- 100%
- Year 12 pupils counted
- 166
- A-level pupils counted
- 36
Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.
Admissions
From the school's admissions criteria for 2026.
Year 8 places: 210 (whole school: 1,250)
| Year | Places | Applications (all preferences) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 210 | 230 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 210 | 212 | 212 |
| 2025/26 | 210 | 218 | 216 |
Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.
School's note: *The Total Admissions for Year 2025/26 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPIMS. The criteria for admission to years 9 onwards is available from the school office.
Does not use transfer test results in its admissions criteria.
Open event: Open Evening, Wednesday 7th January 2026
Sources
- DE school census 2025/26
- Department of Education, SAER 2024/25
- EA analysis of preferences
- School admissions criteria, checked 16 October 2026
- SEAG member schools list, checked 15 October 2026
- School admissions criteria, checked 16 October 2026
- School website, checked 16 October 2026
- OpenStreetMap (school address)
- ETI, checked 15 October 2026
DENI reference 3250202
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