It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Ballymena Academy Website. Building upon traditions established over almost two centuries, Ballymena Academy remains committed to the pursuit of excellence in a learning environment which is always welcoming, caring and inspiring.
Central to this is our reputation as a community with a major emphasis on pastoral care. The school values relationships and provides a safe, caring and creative environment in which pupils can enjoy their education, achieve their potential and equip themselves to meet the needs of an ever-changing society. Above all we want our young people to be happy and feel confident, thriving in the atmosphere that our school offers and in the wide-ranging opportunities which it provides.
Ballymena Academy provides the highest standards in learning and teaching. Our curriculum being broad and flexible is designed to meet the abilities and needs of all of our pupils, encompassing an extensive choice of subjects rarely seen within one school. We are a school with a reputation for academic excellence and this has been reaffirmed, not only through excellent examination results which are well in excess of N.I. Grammar school averages but also in regularly being recognised within the top 100 state schools in the U.K. in the Sunday Times Good Schools’ Guide.
Similar levels of excellence, motivation, enjoyment and interest are evident through pupil participation in our co-curricular programme, with pupils enjoying access to a diverse range of physical, cultural and recreational activity.
It is difficult, in a few paragraphs, to do justice to life in Ballymena Academy so we hope that you will find out more by visiting the school and speaking to our staff and pupils. We are confident that you will find a family-centred school committed to its aim of “caring for the individual and inspiring learning and achievement.”
If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
S.W. Black (Principal)