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Ballymena Academy: SEAG and admissions facts
Ballymena. Figures for Year 8 entry in September 2026, from the school's own admissions documents.
| Fact | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Year 8 places, September 2026 (admissions number) | 176 | Ballymena Academy Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Pupils in the whole school (enrolment number) | 1200 | Ballymena Academy Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Uses the SEAG result to give places | Yes | Ballymena Academy Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places are given in order of | SEAG score | Ballymena Academy Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| How places are given, in the school's words | "applications shall be placed in rank order; higher scores will be accepted before lower scores." | Ballymena Academy Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Applications considered, 2026 | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| Places available, 2026 | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2026 | Not published | Not in the school's 2026-27 documents (looked 3 November 2026) |
| When applicants are tied, in the school's words | "Where the Total Standardised Age Score obtained by two or more children is identical, and insufficient places remain to admit both or all of them, the following sub-criteria shall be applied in the stated order ... 2.3.1 in order of preference with first preference applications being selected before second preference applications and so on. 2.3.2 who has sibling(s) currently enrolled in the School ... 2.3.3 who is the eldest or only child of the family ... 2.3.4 who, at the time of application, attends a Primary School which is within the former Ballymena Borough Council area." | Ballymena Academy Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2025 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2024 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
Read Ballymena Academy's admissions criteria for 2026-27
Every figure on this page comes from the school's own published admissions documents, linked beside it with the date it was read. Where a figure isn't published, the page says so.
These figures are for Year 8 entry in September 2026. Schools can change their criteria each year, and the 2027-28 criteria are published in December. Always read a school's own criteria before you list it.
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Last checked: 4 November 2026 by Sam.