Moneyrea Primary School: Difference between revisions

{{Use British English|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Moneyrea Primary School and Nursery

| logo = Moneyreagh Primary School Logo.jpeg

| motto = Learning Together, Caring for One Another

| address = 36 Church Road<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneyreaprimary.co.uk/contact-details/|title=Contact us|website=Moneyrea Primary School|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref>

| city = [[Moneyreagh]]

| county = [[County Down]]

| postcode = BT23 6BB

| country = [[Northern Ireland]]

| type = [[Primary education|Primary]]

| established = 1961

| status = <span style="color:green">Open</span>

| local_authority = [[Education Authority]]

| principal = Mr Roy Greer <ref name="Who's Who">{{cite web|url=https://www.moneyreaprimary.co.uk/whos-who/|title=Who's Who|website=Moneyrea Primary School|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref>

| staff = 30<ref name="Who's Who">{{cite web|url=https://www.moneyreaprimary.co.uk/whos-who/|title=Who's Who|website=Moneyrea Primary School|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref>

| gender = [[Co-Educational]]

| age_range = 4 to 11 <br/>

2 to 3 (Nursery)

| enrollment = 200 (approx.)

| colours = {{Colour box|Navy}}{{Colour box|Green}}

| website = https://www.moneyreaprimary.co.uk/

'''Moneyrea Primary School''', officially known as, '''Moneyrea Primary School and Nursery''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moneyrea Primary School |url=https://www.moneyreaprimary.co.uk/ |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Moneyrea Primary School}}</ref> is a co-educational, primary school in [[Moneyreagh]], [[Northern Ireland]].

The school is located in the centre of Moneyreagh and is a small school, with approximately 200 pupils.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moneyrea PS Admissions (2023/24) |url=https://www.eani.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-01/Moneyrea%20PS%202023-2024.pdf |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Moneyrea PS Admissions 2023/24}}</ref>{{Efn|This approximation has been made using the enrollment information for P1.|group=}}

== History ==

Moneyrea PS originally opened in the mid-1700s, where the original school met in Moneyrea Presbyterian Church.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Moneyrea Primary School Prospectus |url=https://primarysite-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/8c70e431fbf347deb0f9236089b4fd56/6fe8/93978_moneyrea_prospectus_5.pdf |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Moneyrea PS Prospectus}}</ref>

In 1822, Moneyrea National School replaced this.<ref name=":0" />

In 1901, the Lyttle Memorial School was built by public subscription, in memorial of Rev. Richard Lyttle.<ref name=":0" />

== Nursery unit ==

In 2018, Moneyrea Primary School opened its nursery unit, following the closure of the previous nursery unit known as Toddle In Pre-school Playgroup, which had been there for over 30 years. It enrolls 28 part-time pupils.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moneyrea Primary School - About us |url=https://www.moneyreaprimary.co.uk/about-us/ |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Moneyrea Primary School and Nursery}}</ref>

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