Randalstown Central Primary School, 4 Church Road, Randalstown, Antrim, Co Antrim, BT41 3AJ

Randalstown Central Primary School is a 20th-century school building in a modern style, designed in 1934 by architects W.D.R. & R.T. Taggart of Belfast for the Antrim Regional Education Committee, and built between 1935 and 1936. The building retains most of its original features but is not an especially interesting example of its type.

The school is constructed as a one and two-storey structure in rustic brick, laid out with symmetrical elevations to the front and rear and twin entrances to the sides. The main elevation faces north. The single-storey front block is flat-roofed, while the two-storey rear block has a hipped roof. The single-storey walls are of rustic brick with soldier courses to top and bottom, a projecting brick plinth to the base, and concrete coping to the parapet. At each extremity of the main front are projecting triple concrete fin-like flagpole brackets. Windows to the main front are large rectangular metal-framed units with horizontal pane divisions, consisting of fixed lights with horizontally pivoted top panes, projecting concrete cills and lintels. Rectangular section cast iron downpipes with original hoppers are dated 1936. A central recess on the main front contains a doorway, glazed as windows but now closed off inside, set between projecting brick nibs with stepped artificial stone dressings to the base. The parapet above is inscribed "Randalstown Central Schools 1936". Windows to the side elevations are small rectangular metal units with horizontal pivoting. The side entrances are set in entrance bays of artificial stone, with two curved concrete steps to the base and a curved flat concrete hood above, featuring horizontal grooves to the fascia. Rectangular timber double doors, glazed and panelled with horizontal glazing bars, are recessed between curved jambs. A trace of the former inscription "Boys Entrance" is visible on the doorhead on the east elevation, while most of the metal characters inscribing "Girls Entrance" on the doorhead on the west elevation remain in place. Rectangular cast iron downpipes to the side elevations have plain hoppers.

The two-storey rear block has a hipped roof of natural slates in regular courses and two symmetrically placed chimneys of square section in rustic brick, each with raised rectangular panels on each face. Large windows to the rear elevation are similar to those on the main elevation, with twin recessed stair bays containing precast concrete panels with restrained Art Deco details. Each stair bay has a projecting semi-circular canopy with iron railings and a rectangular timber doorway below. Some grey and white chequerwork cobblestones are set in the ground in front of the curved steps to the rear doorways, appearing to be a post-war addition.

The school stands facing the main road, set back within its own grounds near the edge of the town. A concrete path runs around the perimeter of the building, with a low rustic brick retaining wall to the front elevation. A tarmac car park is positioned in front of the school with a lawn at the front boundary. The boundary to the front is formed by a rustic brick wall with concrete copings surmounted by plain iron railings. A recessed gateway features curved screen walls and railings, with gate piers and boundary wall piers constructed of rustic brick of square section with raised rectangular brick panels on each face, topped with shallow pitched concrete caps. Double gates in ironwork feature restrained Art Deco design. To the east side of the front plot is a lean-to bicycle shelter with store in rustic brick with a slated roof; part of the wall is smooth cement rendered. Extending to the east of the original school is a series of conjoined new school buildings, stepping down the slope, with walls mainly of painted render, and a tall prominent metal boiler chimney adjacent to the east end of the rear block of the original school.

Originally designed without an assembly hall, an assembly hall was created in the open central court during the 1980s or 1990s. The central doorway in the main entrance front originally led into the Woodwork Store.