Our Lady of Lourdes School Ballymoney
 

OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL

OLOL School Prospectus 2026

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WELCOME

Our Lady of Lourdes School ethos enables us to give children an education and a belief that they are beautiful as a child of God. As a community we strive to do little things with great love realising that no single act of love will ever be lost.

The school continues to attract pupils from across the ability range. Boys and girls of all abilities are thriving in our distinct small-school ethos and in our vision of enabling each individual pupil to bring light and dignity to the world – no child held back nor left behind.

We are proud of our pupils; their appearance, their conduct, their respect for themselves, others and for the school property. These are all sources of great encouragement in the present day and bring hope for the future.

 
 

Our Lady of Lourdes School Instagram

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Bring a friend to Breakfast Club Thursday 12th March! 🧃🥣☕️
OLOL Ski Trip 2026 Ponte di Legno, Italy Day 1: Some footage from day 1 on the slopes. Everyone doing extremely well. 🎿⛷️
📚 World Book Day 📚 At OLOL, reading for pleasure plays a vital role in helping young people grow as confident, curious, and creative learners. When students choose to read simply because they enjoy it, they strengthen their imagination, develop empathy, expand their vocabulary, and build the literacy skills that support success across every subject. On World Book Day, Year 8’s took that joy one step further with our Reading for Pleasure Challenge—inviting students to read in the most unique and unexpected places around the school. From cosy corners and stairwells to science labs and sports halls, our Year 8’s embraced the challenge with enthusiasm and humour. The photos captured along the way show not only the fun we had, but also the shared love of stories that brings us together. ⚫️🔴⚫️🔴
📚📚 World Book Day 📚📚 This World Book Day, Mrs McAleese’s Year 8 class combined creativity, literacy, and a love of sport through a unique and imaginative project: designing football kits inspired by their favourite novels. Each kit was carefully crafted to reflect the key themes, characters, and settings of the chosen books, transforming pages and plotlines into visual storytelling. Students explored how colours, patterns, and symbols could represent the atmosphere and ideas within their novels. The results were vibrant, thoughtful, and wonderfully inventive - showcasing not only artistic skill but also a deep understanding of the literature behind each design. ⚽️⚽️
8L worked on their oracy skills on Wednesday by carefully describing an image on the board for their partner to draw, focusing on accuracy, clarity, and active listening. 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️
Italy, here we come! 🇮🇹⛷️ Heading off today for an amazing week on our school ski trip — mountains, snow, and hopefully some great runs! ❄️🏔️
🎤Unplugged 2026🎸 Last night we enjoyed a fantastic evening of live music from our very talented pupils. We had instrumentalists, soloists, bands and choirs ranging from Year 8 to Year 12 performing pop, rock and musical theatre songs, and they were all incredible 👏 Photos and videos will follow, but here’s a snippet of our finale... last weekend Alex Warren released the extremely catchy ‘Fever Dream’ and 5 days later, 50 of our pupils performed it live on stage... we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! 😁
Student Voice This week our Student Council proudly led a KS3 assembly to update pupils on all the fantastic work taking place across the school. Students shared details about upcoming initiatives, fundraising plans, new club ideas, and proposals being discussed with staff. It was a great opportunity to ensure every pupil’s voice is heard and to show how suggestions are being turned into action. Well done to our Student Council representatives for speaking so confidently and representing their peers so positively!
Today six of our Year 12 students represented the school excellently at the Causeway Coast and Glens Pupil Voice event at Ulster University, Coleraine. Students got the opportunity to question local councillors about a range of issues which are important to them. 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️
 
 

Caring, Sharing, Learning together to meet the future

 

School Calendar 2025 - 2026

1st September 2025 - Start of Term

29th September - Staff Development Day (Pupils off)

27th October - Start of Halloween Holidays

3rd November - Start of Winter Term

24th November - Winter Exam Week

19th December - Final Day of Term

22nd December - Staff Development Day (no pupils)

5th January 2026 - Start of Spring Term

16th January - Staff Development Day (no pupils)

6th February - Final Day before Half Term

16th February - Return after Half Term

16th March - Staff Development Day (no pupils)

17th March - St Patrick's Day Holiday

31st March - Final Day before Easter Holiday's

1st April - Staff Development Day (no pupils)

13th April - Start of Summer Term

4th May - May Day Bank Holiday

25th May - May Bank Holiday

26th May - Summer Exam Week

30th June - Last Day of Summer Term

 
 

ETI Inspection Report

ETI inspection report

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School Prospectus

OLOL School Prospectus 2026

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My School Log in

My School Log in
 

Social Media

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Prospective Pupils and Parents

Prospective Pupils and Parents

We would like to welcome prospective P6/P7 pupils and parents to our school. Please come and visit and have an opportunity to experience our warm Open Door Guided Tour.

Please contact the school to arrange a visit.  

 
 
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