Thank you for taking the time to visit our Primary 1 Admissions page. Why should you choose Groggan Primary School for your child?

We were rated ‘Very Good’ in our most recent ETI inspection and ‘Outstanding’ in our Pastoral Care inspection. 
We are an inclusive school, the staff work hard to meet the needs of all our pupils. We want each child to achieve their true potential and do this with differentiated work, extension work in Literacy and Numeracy activities, online learning platforms and interventions for our pupils who need a little help.

We have a dedicated team of staff, assisted by a team of Classroom Assistants. Your child will be nurtured, and cared for in a school with a real  family atmosphere. The older children act as Buddies to our younger pupils, supporting them in their first few weeks at ‘Big School’.

We are a progressive school, using ICT to enhance our pupils’ learning experience. We recently were awarded Runner Up in the Capita ICT Excellence Awards for our work on Coding and Computational Thinking which happens in all classrooms from P1- P7. Each classroom is well equipped with iPads, tablets, laptops and desk tops, the latest Interactive Panels and coding devices. Staff attend regular training, and work hard to embrace the latest educational ideas. 

Our Primary 1 room is bright and welcoming and is well resourced with play materials. There is always a buzz in Primary 1 with lots of fun learning activities taking place.

We have recently been awarded the Social Schools award, we are only one a few schools in Northern Ireland to achieve this. We are an ECO School, having been awarded our 10th flag. Our school is a Sustrans Silver School, awarded for the school’s work on Road Safety, and is a Healthy School, having been awarded the Silver level.  We are a Take 5 Level 3 school and have regular wellbeing sessions in school. We have been awarded the Tiny Life award in recognition of our staff training and provision for pupils who were born prematurely and were recently awarded the  Northern Ireland School Kindness Award to reflect all the work that goes  on  in our school to show kindness to others each day.
We have Safe Place status and the staff have all recently been awarded a Dyslexia Awareness award. Our ICT coordinator is a Microsoft Ambassador and our Principal has SeeSaw Ambassador status.  We have all been trained in the  Solihull approach, ACE's and Nurture. 
We have invested heavily in the last few years in our Literacy and Numeracy schemes, resources, and Reading books.

We have beautiful grounds, with a beautiful garden, our own Football pitch, large playground and a wonderful Outdoor Classroom  which we continually add to and develop.  We were recently awarded the best kept Primary School Garden in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Council area. 
The children enjoy trips to enhance their learning, we have a strong Shared Education partnership with Millquarter Primary School (with hopefully two new schools joining us soon) and benefit from shared classes, trips and joint staff training. 
Our Primary 7 pupils are well prepared for the Transfer process and move on to a number of  schools in Ballymena, Antrim and Magherafelt. Our Primary 7 pupils last year moved on to Rainey Endowed, St Mary's Magherafelt, Sperrin Integrated College, Dunclug College, Cullybaceky College, Cambridge House Grammar School, Ballymena Academy, and Slemish College,. 

Please take some time to look round our website and visit the class pages, they will give you a sense of what happens in each class, but in no way replaces a visit to our school.

If you would like a prospectus or want further details, or to speak to a member of staff, please contact the school and we would be happy to help. 

Our Open Day will take place on Friday 10th January at 1:30 p.m. and you are very welcome to attend.

Thank you

Mrs Cathy Humphrey M.B.E

BEd (Hons), MA. Ed, P.Q.H. NI,