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St Paul's Primary School, Belfast
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Primary school
34-36 Mica Drive, Belfast BT12 7NN · stpaulsmica.com · 028 9024 9559
On the mapSearch near BT12 7NN
Overview
- Places left
- 155
- Primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 307
- 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
- 203 pupils (66%)
- Special educational needs
- 139 pupils (45%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 27 pupils (9%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 112 pupils (36%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 113 pupils (37%)
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 Paul's Primary School, Belfast: primary phase, an approved enrolment of 385, 256 pupils on the roll at the October census, 155 places left; nursery phase, an approved enrolment of 52, 51 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 | 52 | 51 | <5 | hidden |
| Primary | 385 | 256 | 26 | 155 |
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.
- Overall
- High capacity to improve
Findings
| Outcomes for learners | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of provision | Very good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Nursery Unit | Very good |
Other reports
- May 2013Baseline inspection visit
- Nov 2009Focused inspection