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St Malachy's Primary School, Belfast
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
1 Eliza Street, Belfast BT7 2BJ
Overview
- Places left
- 30
- Primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 389
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Belfast
- Type of school
- Primary school
- Management type
- Catholic Maintained
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 129 pupils (33%)
- Special educational needs
- 58 pupils (15%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 17 pupils (4%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 41 pupils (11%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 192 pupils (49%)
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 St Malachy's Primary School, Belfast: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 350, 337 pupils on the roll at the October census, 30 places left; nursery phase, an approved enrolment of 52, 52 pupils on the roll at the October census, 0 places left. 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 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Primary | 350 | 337 | 17 | 30 |
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 | Inadequate |
| Leadership and Management | Inadequate |
| Nursery Unit | Inadequate |
Other reports
- Dec 2016Follow-up inspection
- Jun 2008Focused inspection