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BEST SCHOOLS IN COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND, UK

County Antrim Private Schools & Special Schools

WELCOME TO COUNTY AUNTRIM'S BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS

The isbi Schools Directory Guide To The Top Private Schools & Colleges In County Antrim

For anyone planning a move to or within County Antrim in South East Northern Northern Ireland   we have collated information below about different places to live, schools, estate agents and other information we think useful for relocating within this fantastic County Antrim.

Offering some of the best living anywhere in Great Britain, County Antrim's famous British cities and towns include Belfast, Antrim and Carrickfergus.

County Antrim has a great choice of high quality UK private schools, beautiful countryside, lots of activities and excellent housing - with a fantastic range of different properties to call home, from country mansions and estates, cottages and bungalows to new build executive housing, family townhouses and apartments.

"County Antrim is a perfect snapshot of Northern Ireland. Not only is it home to the dynamic city of Belfast, it is the playground of giants that walk its nine glens and sit on the banks of the magnificent Lough Neagh. Here you’ll be offered spectacular cliff top walks and dramatic sea views, all just a stone’s throw from fine seafood restaurants." Discover Northern Ireland

County Antrim sits in the north-east of Northern Ireland on the coast of the Irish Sea. It shares land borders with Derry to the west and Down to the east, with Lough Neagh separating it from the counties of Tyrone and Armagh to the south west.  

The vibrant city of Belfast is located in County Antrim. The city is famous for many things, including the construction of the RMS Titanic in 1976 and the new Game of Thrones headquarters are now situated just a few feet away from where the Titanic was built!

 

 


TOP PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND, UK

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Looking for a prestigious Independent (private) school in County Antrim, GB?

If you are thinking of moving to live in County Antrim (or you already live in County Antrim but are considering relocating) and you and your family are researching some of the best private schools in County Antrim there is a big choice of high quality County Antrim schools, with a number of the County Antrim’s highest ranking Independent schools considered to be some of the best in the UK. 

County Antrim’s private education sector features day schools and boarding schools, girls’ schools, boys’ schools and co-educational (mixed) schools, including leading private Nurseries, Prep Schools, Independent Secondary and Sixth Form schools and colleges. 

Find Private Schools In County Antrim UK (Or "Private Schools Near Me")

Developed over the last 36+ years, the isbi School Search Directory is one of the largest and most comprehensive private schools directories available, helping thousands of families to find, compare and select good schools since the 1980s.

>   You can search for private schools with a reputation for excellence in Antrim or cities like Belfast and Carrickfergus by using our Private Schools Directory and Independent Schools Finder (powered by isbi's School Search Directory) or by clicking on the names of the schools and colleges listed below to see detailed profiles with photos, videos, maps etc.

>   With our expanded school search technology you can filter your search by the type of school you are looking for such as day and boarding, gender, age range, academic study, religious affiliation, school fees, scholarships and bursaries, open days etc.

>   You can also focus your search on just private Pre-Prep and Prep schools or on Independent Senior and Sixth Form schools and colleges, or view search results for all of them together.

Please explore isbi.com for detailed information and guides about good schools of all types and for open days, school and college and news, articles and blogs with details of school associations, glossaries and explanations about examinations and qualifications and expert advice about independent education at private schools and colleges around Ireland and worldwide.

 

 

THE BEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS & COLLEGES IN COUNTY ANTRIM

Please see below for a full list of private schools and colleges in County Antrim, one of the best being:

 


 

Inchmarlo School

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT9 6JR

Private School (Fee Paying), Boys, 4-11 Years, Day

Inchmarlo is an all boys school located in 6 acres of grounds in Belfast. Inchmarlo empowers boys to embrace learning and achieve their personal best. It fosters an environment of respect, inclusion and resilience, all while developing a curiosity for learning.

[Read More About Inchmarlo Prepatory School...]

 


 

The Royal School, Dungannon

Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT71 6EG

Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 11-18 Years, Day & Boarding (Full, Weekly)

The Royal School Dungannon has been helping boys and girls to fulfil their potential for over 400 years. Traditions are cherished but we are also a school committed to looking forward and embracing new opportunities.

[Read More About The Royal School, Dungannon...]

 


 

Some of the best Independent Secondary schools and colleges and Sixth Form schools and colleges in County Antrim, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British day and boarding single-sex and mixed education for boys and girls include:

Top Private Pre-Preparatory & Preparatory Schools In County Antrim, UK

Some of the best Pre-Prep and Prep schools in County Antrim, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British day and boarding single-sex and mixed education for boys and girls aged from 3 years to 11 or 13 years include:

 

 

MOVING TO COUNTY ANTRIM? RELOCATING TO COUNTY ANTRIM?

Where To Live In County Antrim, Northern Northern Ireland, UK

The most popular British cities and towns in the County Antrim area (GB) include, with approximate population numbers:

>  Antrim and Newtownabbey, County Antrim, UK

Antrim (23,300), Ballyclare (9,900), Randalstown (5,100), Crumlin (5,100)

>  Belfast City Council, County Antrim, UK

Belfast (638,700), Cathedral Quarter (18,200), Holyland (16,400), Sailortown (8,500)

>  Causeway Coast and Glens, County Antrim, UK

Coleraine (24,000), Portush (7,400), Ballycastle (5,200), Bushmills (1,200) 

>  Mid and East Antrim, County Antrim, UK

Armagh (14,700), Banbridge (16,600), Craigavon (16,000)

>  Carrickfergus, County Antrim, UK

Carrickfergus (27,900), Portstewart (8,300), Glenarm (500), Cushendun (200) 

>  County Antrim, Lisburn and Castlereagh, UK

Lisburn (45,300), Hissborough (3,900), Glenavy (5,600), Moira (4,200)

 

 


FOCUS ON... LIVING IN Belfast, Northern Northern Ireland, UK

Belfast is very popular place to live and many people move to Belfast each year, or to near Belfast and the surrounding area, from around the United Kingdom and abroad.

Many of those moving to Belfast are escaping more urban living in Dublin or other larger cities, deciding to relocate to the County Antrim capital to enjoy a different pace of life and the historic and elegant surroundings of a prosperous city with great facilities and leisure amenities, high quality housing and schools, fantastic pubs, restaurants and sports and popular cultural events, arts and music.

Ten Things To Know About Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

> FACT 1: Liam Neeson, a famous actor who is famous for roles in films such as Taken, Schindler’s List, Love Actually and Batman was born in Ballymena. Neeson even performed in the Lyric Theatre and joined the centre in 1976, staying there for two years.

> FACT 2: The RMS Titanic was built in Belfast. It was built by the company Harland & Wolff in the Belfast docks and on completion, it measures 882 feet - making it taller than the world’s tallest building!

> FACT 3: The Game of Thrones headquarters are in Belfast. They are located in Titanic Quarter just a few metres away from the Harland and Wolff shipyard. There are also many other Game of Thrones locations throughout Ireland, including the North Wall and Dark Hedges.

> FACT 4: Belfast’s Obel Tower is the tallest building in Ireland, coming in at 85 metres. It’s 27 floors and cost £60 million to build. Obel Tower sits on the river Lagan and has a bar, making it an excellent spot for a drink with a view! 

> FACT 5: The seahorse is the symbol of Belfast as a nod to its maritime history. It originated in the 17th century as it was printed on early coins by merchants. Nowadays you can find two seahorses on Belfast’s coat of arms! 

> FACT 6: CS Lewis was born in Belfast! The natural beauty surrounding Belfast is said to have inspired his works of The Chronicles of Narnia. 

> FACT 7: The first performance of Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin was played at Ulster Hall in 1971. 

> FACT 8: The Europa Hotel, located on Great Victoria Street is the most bombed hotel in the world. It has been bombed a total of 36 times. This was mainly due to it being the hotel that reporters would stay at during the Troubles. The hotel suffered as people became scared of staying there. However in 1994 Bill Clinton and his guests stayed there, sparking interest once more. 

> FACT 9: In the 1800s Belfast became known for its linen production. In fact it became so famous for it that Belfast was known as Linenopolis! 

> FACT 10: The Belfast motto is “Pro tanto quid retribuamus” which means “we received so much, what can we give in return”. It’s taken from Psalm 116 verse 12 in the Latin Vulgate Bible. 

Where To Live In Belfast, UK

Belfast and the surrounding area offers a huge choice of high quality, premium and luxury property to meet the needs of any family, whether wanting a cottage, townhouse, large apartment, mansion or country estate, with or without granny annex, garden or swimming pool.  There are also property development and investment opportunities too, with land available to purchase and properties in need of renovation.

From central city living to rural, country lifestyles, Belfast and the areas near Belfast is full of bustling districts and leafy suburbs, lush green areas, charming Crescents and estates, rolling countryside, vibrant high streets, busy neighbourhoods and friendly residential communities.

Some of the popular residential areas include:

Stranmillis Belfast, Botanic Avenue Belfast, Lower Malone Road Belfast, Lower Malone Road  Belfast, East Bridge Street Belfast, Ormeau Road Belfast, Holywood Belfast, Cathedral Quarter Belfast, Queens Quarter Belfast, Titanic Quarter Belfast, Gaeltacht Quarter Belfast

Commuting To And From Belfast By Rail Or Road

Relocating to Belfast is especially popular with those happy to work from home most of the time but needing to occasionally commute to other places for work.

Others are happy to commute more regularly to Dublin, Lisburn, Ballymena, Glasgow, Manchester and other locations for work.

Travel times to key destinations by road and rail include:

>  Belfast To Dublin: Dublin is about 105 miles by road from Belfast via the A1 and driving to the centre of Dublin from Belfast normally takes under 2 hours. There is a very regular train service to Dublin from Belfast, with trains taking from 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours 12 minutes to get to Dublin.

>  Belfast To Lisburn: Lisburn  is about 9 miles by road from Belfast via the A513 and driving to the centre of Lisburn from Belfast normally takes under 20 minutes.  There is a very regular train service to Lisburn from Belfast, with trains taking from 45 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes to get to Lisburn. 

>  Belfast To Ballymena: Ballymena is about 26 miles by road from Belfast via the M2 and driving to the centre of Ballymena from Belfast normally takes under 40 minutes.  There is a very regular train service to Ballymena from Belfast, with trains taking from 1 hour 1  hours 10 minutes to get to Ballymena.

>  Belfast To Mainland England: Flights leave from Belfast airport (BFS) twice a day to fly to Manchester, with a journey time of 55 minutes. There are also regular flights to Glasgow (GLA), London Heathrow (LHR) and London Gatwick (LGW). 

 

 

Nearest Airports To Belfast, UK

The nearest airport to Belfast is Belfast International Airport (BFS) which is 20 miles away.  Other nearby airports include George Best Belfast City Airport  (BHD) (under 2 miles), Derry (LDY) (under 52 miles) and Isle Of Man (IOM) (under 63 miles).

 

 

ESTATE AGENTS IN COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND, UK

Peter Rogers Estate Agents

www.peterrogersestateagents.com

Fred Dalzell Partners Estate Agents

www.freddalzell.com

Cameron Gray Estate Agents

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NI homes Estate Agents

www.nihomesestateagents.co.uk

Eastwood Estate Agents

www.eastwoodestateagents.com

GOC Estate Agents

www.gocestateagents.com

Connolly Longhurst Estate Agents

www.connollylonghurst.com

Cowley Estate Agents

www.cowleyproperty.com

360 Residential Estate Agents

www.360residential.co.uk

McClelland Salter Estate Agents

www.mcclellandsalter.co.uk

Michael Chandler Estate Agents

www.michael-chandler.co.uk

Pooler Estate Agents

www.poolerestateagents.com

Falloon Estate Agents

www.falloonestateagents.com

Dalzell Estate Agents

www.dalzellproperty.com

John Minnis Estate Agents

www.johnminnis.co.uk

Gareth Mills Estate Agents

www.garethmillsestateagents.com

TMC Estate Agents

www.tmcestateagents.com

Smyth Estate Agents

www.smyth-estateagents.com

Douglas Huston Estate Agents

www.douglashuston.com

Reeds Rains Estate Agents

www.reedsrains.co.uk

Rodgers Finney Estate Agents

www.rodgersresidential.com

Nest Estate Agents

www.nestestateagents.com

Garry Davison Estate Agents

www.garrydavison.com

McGeown Estate Agents

www.mcgeowns.co.uk

CSM Estate Agents

www.csmni.com

Goldsmiths Estate Agents

www.goldsmithestates.com

Shanks Estate Agents

www.shanksestateagents.com

Fetherston Clements Estate Agents

www.fetherstonclements.com

Alan Newell Estate Agents

www.alannewell.com

Mccartney Crawford Estate Agents

www.mccartneyandcrawford.com

Neill Estate Agents

www.neillestateagents.co.uk

Anthony Jamieson Estate Agents

www.anthonyjamieson.com

Henry Graham Estate Agents

www.hgraham.co.uk

Robert Wilson Estate Agents

www.robertwilson.co.uk

Property People Estate Agents

www.propertypeopleni.com

Armstrong Estate Agents

www.armstrongsmortgageadvisor.co.uk

Simon Brien Estate Agents

www.simonbrien.com

Watson Property Estate Agents

www.watson1889.com

Lets Move On Estate Agents

www.global-properties.co.uk

Mark Maguire Co

www.markmaguireproperty.com

Blair Boyd Estate Agents

www.blairandboyd.co.uk

CBRE Estate Agents

www.cbre.co.uk

Mark Mcalpine Co Estate Agents

www.mcalpineestateagents.co.uk

ConsultED Estate Agents

www.consultedni.co.uk

Property Sales Estate Agents

www.propertysalesandlettingsni.com

Templeton Robinson Estate Agents

www.templetonrobinson.com

Lambert Smith Estate Agents

www.lsh.co.uk

McAfee Estate Agents

www.mcafeeproperties.co.uk

Mckinneys Estate Agents

www.mckinneys.uk.com

OConnor Kennedy Turtle

www.okt.co.uk

Millar Sales Estate Agents

www.millarestateagents.co.uk

McMillan Estate Agents

www.jimmcmillan.co.uk

J.M. Wreath Co Estate Agents

www.jamcclelland.com

Dougan Residential Estate Agents

www.douganproperty.com

Savills Ni Estate Agents

www.savills.ie

R Stanley Laird Son Estate Agents

www.rslaird.co.uk

Daniel McAlister Sons

www.danielmcalisterandson.com

Osborne King Estate Agents

www.osborneking.com/home/

Napier Fox Estate Agents

www.napierandfox.com

McConnell Estate Agents

www.mcconnellproperty.com

McQuoids Estate Agents

www.mcquoids.co.uk

Abbey Real Estate

www.abbeyrealestate.co.uk

Bill McCann Estate Agents

www.billmccann.com

Pinpoint Estate Agents

www.pinpointproperty.com

CPS Estate Agents

www.cps-property.com

Sell My Property Estate Agents

www.sellmypropertyni.com

Belvoir Lisburn Estate Agents

www.belvoir.co.uk

Norman Morrow Co Estate Agents

www.normanmorrow.co.uk

Vision Property Agents Estate Agents

www.visionpropertyagents.co.uk

Quick Let Estate Agents

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Harry Clarke Estate Agents

www.harryclarke.co.uk

Steve Hewlett Associates Estate Agents

www.stevehewlett.com

First 4 Homes Estate Agents

www.first4homesni.co.uk

Whelans Estate Agents

www.whelans.co

Mayfair Morgan Estate Agents

www.mayfairandmorganproperty.com

Northern Estate Agents

www.northernestatesni.com

Mayers Estate Agents

www.mayersrealestate.co.uk

Country Estate Agents

www.country-estates.com


REMOVAL COMPANIES (DOMESTIC) IN COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND, UK

ProMove Removals

www.promoveni.com

Removals Belfast NI

www.removals-belfast-ni.business.site

Portrush Removals

www.portrush-removals.co.uk

MacKenzies Removals

www.mackenzieremovalsandstorage.com

Swift Shift Removals

www.swiftshiftremovals.co.uk

Farr Removed Removals

www.farr-removed.co.uk

Irish Relocation Removals

www.irishrelobelfast.co.uk

McGregor Removals

www.mcgregor-removals.co.uk

C Esdale Sons Removals

www.cesdaleandsons.com

CrissCross Removals

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The Dixon Line Removals

www.thedixonline.co.uk

B-Line Removals

www.b-lineremovals.com

The Moving Co Removals

www.themovingco.co.uk

Pickfords Removals

www.pickfords.co.uk

Big White Van Removals

www.bigwhitevan.co.uk

Boyes Removals

www.boyesremovals.com

Man Van Co Antrim Removals

www.manandvancoantrim.co.uk

East Antrim Removals

www.eastantrimremovals.co.uk

House Stock Removals

www.houseandstock.com

Tony Willis Removals

www.tonywillisremovals.com

GTM Relocations Removals

www.gtmrelocations.co.uk

Antrim Removals

www.surestoreselfstorage.co.uk

Breezemount Storage Removals

www.selfstoragenorthernireland.co.uk

Thornberry Removals

www.thornberryremovals.com

Logan Removals

www.logansremovals.co.uk

North Coast Removals

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Quickshift N.I Transport Removals

www.quickshiftni.co.uk

Alpha Self Storage Removals

www.alphaselfstorage.co.uk

Man Van Co Antrim Removals

www.manandvancoantrim.co.uk

The Self Storage Centre

www.storagecentreni.co.uk

Browns Removals

www.brownsremovals.com

AB Van Man Removals

www.manwithavanni.co.uk

The Van Men

www.thevanmen.co.uk

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