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Ballysillan Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
Ballysillan Park, Belfast BT14 8LT
On the mapSearch near BT14 8LT
Overview
- Places left
- 20
- Primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 231
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Belfast
- Type of school
- Primary school
- Management type
- Controlled
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 133 pupils (58%)
- Special educational needs
- 42 pupils (18%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 15 pupils (6%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 27 pupils (12%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 6 pupils (3%)
From the Department of Education’s school enrolment (school level) data and available places, and the 2016 school locations on OpenDataNI.
Admissions
The Department of Education’s available places for 2025/26, for Ballysillan Primary School: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 210, 204 pupils on the roll at the October census, 20 places left; nursery phase, an approved enrolment of 26, 27 pupils on the roll at the October census. These are places left after the October census, not a chance of getting in: admission depends on each school’s admissions criteria and on the number of applications.
Places
| Approved | On roll | Over | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | 26 | 27 | <5 | hidden |
| Primary | 210 | 204 | 14 | 20 |
Per year
Entry year
Inspection
The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) inspects schools in Northern Ireland and publishes a report on each inspection. Its reports of 2012 to 2020 sum up their findings in a table, shown here in ETI’s own words; earlier and later reports give written findings only. Nothing here is set beside an Ofsted outcome.
Ratings
| Achievements and Standards | Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Provision | Satisfactory |
| Leadership and Management | Satisfactory |
| Nursery Unit | Good |