Newtownbreda Road, Belfast, BT8 6PY
Non-selective · Mixed · Controlled
- Pupils
- 849
- Year 8
- 131
- Council
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
Your chances
against these criteria.
How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:
- Children with an older sibling enrolled at Breda Academy in the academic year 2025-2026.
- Children transferring from one of the 27 named feeder primary schools, in no preferential order.
- Children who are the eldest or first child in the family to transfer to a mainstream post-primary school.
- All other applicants: if oversubscribed, unique numbers are drawn by electronic random choice generator.
Getting in
Usually has spare places
Everyone who put it first was offered a place in 2026/27 (57 children).
Applications per place (all preferences): 0.7 in 2024/25, 0.7 in 2025/26, 0.6 in 2026/27.
Results for its intake
Expected about 53%, got 50.5% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).
School life
- Has a learning support centre source
Who applied
| Year | Places | Put it 1st | 2nd | 3rd or later | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 140 | 66 | 15 | 14 | 95 |
| 2025/26 | 140 | 61 | 18 | 20 | 99 |
| 2026/27 | 140 | 57 | 16 | 10 | 83 |
In 2026/27, 57 of the 57 children who put it first got a place here.
Each child counts once, at the preference their family gave this school. Figures at the end of the admissions procedure, from the Education Authority's analysis of preferences.
Pupils (October 2025)
- Free school meals
- 45.1%
- Special educational needs
- 259 pupils (87 with a statement)
- Has Years 13 and 14
- Yes
- Area
- Urban
Religious background of pupilsProtestant 49.9%, Catholic 8.4%, other or none 41.7%
Exam results (2024/25)
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
- 50.5%
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C
- 96%
- 3+ A-levels A* to C
- 73.2%
- 2+ A-levels A* to E
- 97.2%
- Year 12 pupils counted
- 101
- A-level pupils counted
- 71
Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.
Admissions
From the school's admissions criteria for September 2026.
Year 8 places: 140 (whole school: 900)
| Year | Places | Applications (all preferences) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 140 | 164 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 140 | 125 | 125 |
| 2025/26 | 140 | 133 | 133 |
Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.
School's note: *2023/24 - Figure includes Temporary Variation to Admissions number and an SEN Social and Communication class of 8 students **The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)
Does not use transfer test results in its admissions criteria.
Sources
- DE school census 2025/26
- Department of Education, SAER 2024/25
- EA analysis of preferences
- School admissions criteria, checked 16 October 2026
- SEAG member schools list, checked 15 October 2026
- School admissions criteria, checked 16 October 2026
- School website, checked 16 October 2026
- OpenStreetMap (school address)
- ETI, checked 15 October 2026
DENI reference 4210316