Banbridge Academy

Overview

Address

3 Lurgan Road, Banbridge, BT32 4AQ

Status

Open

Admits

Mixed (co-educational)

Age range

11 to 18

Number of pupils

1,349

Capacity

Not yet available

Eligible for free school meals

4.1%

Sixth form

Not yet available

School type

Grammar · Controlled

Religious character

Not yet available

Trust

Not yet available

Local authority

Not yet available

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (schoolguide.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org), last checked 31 October 2026

Admissions and the 11+

Admissions policy

Selective (grammar school)

Selection in this area

Northern Ireland transfer testMost grammar schools in Northern Ireland admit pupils using transfer tests run outside the statutory system. Check each school's admissions criteria.

Entrance test

Not yet available

Qualifying score

Not yet available

Catchment area

For September 2026 entry, there is no catchment for most places: they go in order of SEAG score. Only when children tie on the same score for the last places does the school give priority (after brothers/sisters and eldest children) to children at primary schools from which it has admitted pupils in three of the past five years (list in the criteria).

Children from outside the catchment

Yes: For September 2026 entry, where you live does not affect your chance of a place, as long as you live in Northern Ireland. Places go in order of SEAG test result; the listed primary schools only matter for ties on the last score.

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (banbridgeacademy.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Key dates for September 2027 (Year 8) entry

Test registration (Northern Ireland SEAG)

18 May 2026 to 18 September 2026

Test date

14 November 2026, 21 November 2026Paper 1 on 14 Nov, Paper 2 on 21 Nov; contingency date 28 Nov only if neither can be held. Parents register with SEAG (the 2026 registration has closed). Apply through the Education Authority portal by 12 noon on Wednesday 3 March 2027; appeals by 4pm on 20 May 2027 (nidirect).

Results sent to families

23 January 2027

Open days

Not yet available

School opened (current registration)

Not yet available

Unverified: test dates come from desk research (high confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: seagni.co.uk/guidance/key-dates, seagni.co.uk/latest-news/last-days-to-register-pupils-for-the-2026-seag-entrance-assessment, nidirect.gov.uk.

Guide to the Northern Ireland SEAG and its schools

Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (seagni.co.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Inspection (ETI)

Last inspection

Not yet available

Inspection outcome

Not yet available

Source: not yet available

Exam results

GCSE results

Not yet available

A level results

Not yet available

Source: not yet available

How to get there

Postcode

BT32 4AQ

Map location

54.35684, -6.2707Approximate: postcode centroid.

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Directions and surroundings ↗

Telephone

Not yet available

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Postcode centroids (ONS Postcode Directory), last checked 31 October 2026

Official links and documents

School website

www.banbridgeacademy.org.uk

Official register record

Schools Plus (DE reference 5410013) ↗

Admissions policy document

Not yet available

Further reading

Wikipedia ↗

Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (en.wikipedia.org), last checked 31 October 2026