D H Christie Memorial Primary School, COLERAINE

D H Christie Memorial Primary School is a controlled school in Northern Ireland, where schools are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) rather than Ofsted.

291 pupils are enrolled, 22% are entitled to free school meals, 14% are Catholic and 45% Protestant and 4% are newcomer pupils.

122 pupils (42% of those enrolled) are on the special educational needs register at stages 1 to 3 of the Code of Practice, 39 of them with a statement.

In its own words: "DH Christie Memorial Primary School is a thriving, happy primary school on the Ballycairn Road in Coleraine. Our focus in school is on "Working together, to be the best we can be!" and that applies to each individual, whether pupil or teacher, and to the school as a whole, strinving to provide the very best for your children."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Just over 50 years old, our school has a fine reputation for providing quality educational experiences for our pupils and we all work hard every day to "be the best we can be!" We have about 400 pupils from Primary 1 to Primary 7 and they are the heart of what we do."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

The nearest other state primary schools to D H Christie Memorial Primary School are St John's Primary School (0.6 miles), Millburn Primary School (0.8 miles), Ballysally Primary School (0.9 miles) and Killowen Primary School (0.9 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of D H Christie Memorial Primary School.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Christie Memorial Primary School, 50 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to D H Christie Memorial Primary School are Coleraine Grammar (0.3 miles), Loreto College (0.3 miles), Coleraine College (0.6 miles) and North Coast Integrated College (1.2 miles).