List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland

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Integrated schools are part of integrated education within Northern Ireland, aimed at bringing children together from both sides of the main religious communities through education.

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Integrated schools can be Controlled Integrated or Grant Maintained Integrated. Schools can go through a process known as "transformation" to become an integrated school when enough parents seek a parental ballot to transform. [1] Schools must meet a minimum criterion before being granted integrated status.

If schools are unable to transform, parents can create a steering group to push for a grant-maintained integrated school in their area. [2]

Typically, schools that "transform" will be considered Controlled Integrated, while new integrated schools will be Grant Maintained Integrated.

Secondary schools

Current

School nameLocationCountyTypeOpened/TransformedNotes
Blackwater Integrated College Downpatrick Down Grant Maintained Integrated2008
Brownlow Integrated College Craigavon Armagh Controlled Integrated1991
Crumlin Integrated College Crumlin Antrim Controlled Integrated2006
Drumragh Integrated College Omagh Tyrone Grant Maintained Integrated1995
Erne Integrated College Enniskillen Fermanagh Grant Maintained Integrated1994
Fort Hill Integrated College Lisburn Down Controlled Integrated1998
Hazelwood Integrated College Belfast Antrim Grant Maintained Integrated1985
Integrated College Dungannon Dungannon Tyrone Grant Maintained Integrated1985
Integrated College Glengormley Glengormley Antrim Controlled Integrated2022
Lagan College Belfast Down Grant Maintained Integrated1981Operates a Grammar stream
Malone College Belfast Antrim Grant Maintained Integrated1997
New-Bridge Integrated College Loughbrickland Down Grant Maintained Integrated1995
North Coast Integrated College Coleraine Londonderry Grant Maintained Integrated1996
Oakgrove Integrated College Derry Londonderry Grant Maintained Integrated1992
Parkhall Integrated College Antrim Antrim Controlled Integrated2009
Priory Integrated College Holywood Down Controlled Integrated1998
Shimna Integrated College Newcastle Down Grant Maintained Integrated1995
Slemish College Ballymena Antrim Grant Maintained Integrated1996Operates a Grammar stream
Sperrin Integrated College Magherafelt Londonderry Grant Maintained Integrated2002
Strangford College Carrowdore Down Grant Maintained Integrated1997Operates a Grammar stream
Ulidia Integrated College Carrickfergus Antrim Grant Maintained Integrated1997

Closed

School nameLocationOpenedClosedReason for closureRef
Armagh Integrated College Armagh 20042009Falling roll [3]
Down Academy Downpatrick 19982008Merged to create Blackwater Integrated College
Rowallane Integrated College Newtownbreda 2006

Proposed

School nameLocationProposed openingNotesRef.
Mid-Down Integrated College County Down 2026Currently Blackwater Integrated College [4]

Primary schools

School nameLocationTypeOpened/Transformed
Acorn Integrated Primary Carrickfergus Grant maintained1992
All Children's Controlled Integrated Primary Newcastle Controlled Integrated1986
Annsborough Controlled Integrated Primary School Castlewellan Controlled Integrated1997
Ballycastle Integrated Primary School Ballycastle Controlled Integrated
Ballymoney Model Controlled Integrated Primary Ballymoney Controlled Integrated
Bangor Central Controlled Integrated Primary Bangor Controlled Integrated1998
Braidside Integrated Primary and Nursery School Ballymena Grant maintained1989
Bridge Integrated Primary Banbridge Grant maintained1987
Cairnshill Integrated Primary School Belfast Controlled Integrated2024
Carhill Controlled Integrated Primary Garvagh Controlled Integrated1991
Carnlough Controlled Integrated Primary Carnlough Controlled Integrated2001
Cedar Integrated Primary Crossgar Grant maintained1995
Corran Integrated Primary Larne Grant maintained1991
Cliftonville Primary School Belfast Controlled Integrated
Cranmore Integrated Primary School Belfast Grant maintained1993
Crumlin Controlled Integrated Primary School Crumlin Controlled Integrated
Drumlins Integrated Primary School Ballynahinch Grant maintained2004
Enniskillen Integrated Primary Enniskillen Grant maintained1994
Forge Integrated Primary School Belfast Controlled Integrated1985
Fort Hill Integrated Primary School Lisburn Controlled Integrated
Glencraig Controlled Integrated Primary School Holywood Controlled Integrated
Glengormley Controlled Integrated Primary Glengormley
Newtownabbey
Controlled Integrated2003
Groarty Controlled Integrated Primary School Derry Controlled Integrated
Harding Memorial Integrated Primary School Cregagh Controlled Integrated2021
Hazelwood Integrated Primary Belfast Grant maintained1985
Kilbroney Integrated Primary Rostrevor Controlled Integrated1998
Killyleagh Integrated Primary School Killyleagh Controlled Integrated2016
Kircubbin Integrated Primary Kircubbin Controlled Integrated1998
Loughries Integrated Primary School Newtownards Controlled Integrated2016
Loughview Integrated Primary Belfast Grant maintained1993
Mallusk Integrated Primary School Mallusk Controlled Integrated
Maine Integrated Primary School Randalstown Grant maintained2003
Mill Strand Integrated Primary School and Nursery School Portrush Grant maintained1987
Millenium Integrated Primary Saintfield Grant maintained2000
Oakgrove Integrated Primary Derry Grant maintained1991
Oakwood Integrated Primary Belfast Grant maintained1996
Omagh Integrated Primary Omagh Grant maintained1990
Phoenix Integrated Primary Cookstown Grant maintained2004
Portadown Integrated Primary Portadown Grant maintained1990
Portaferry Integrated Primary Portaferry Controlled Integrated1995
Rathenraw Integrated Primary School Antrim Controlled Integrated
Roe Valley Integrated Primary Limavady Grant maintained2004
Round Tower Controlled Integrated Primary Antrim Controlled Integrated2003
Rowandale Integrated Primary School Moira Grant maintained2007
Saint and Scholars Integrated Primary Armagh Grant maintained1993
Scoil na Seolta Integrated Primary School [5] Belfast Irish MediumSeptember 2025
Spires Integrated Primary Magherafelt Grant maintained1999
Windmill Integrated Primary Dungannon Grant maintained1988

Nursery Schools

School nameLocationTypeOpened/Transformed
Bangor Integrated Nursery School Bangor Controlled Integrated1949; Transformed 2022
Brefne Integrated Nursery School Belfast Controlled IntegratedTransformed 2021

See also

References

Full list available at: List of Integrated Schools in Northern Ireland

  1. "Establishing an integrated school | Department of Education". Education. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. "Establishing an integrated school | Department of Education". Education. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. "Integrated schools | Department of Education". Education. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "Blackwater Integrated College". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. "About Us". Scoil na Seolta. Retrieved 4 March 2025.