50 Marina Park, Belfast, BT5 6BA
Grammar · Mixed · Controlled · SEAG member
- Pupils
- 1,208
- Year 8
- 177
- Council
- Belfast
Open events
- Open night Wed 6 Jan, 6.30pmAdd to calendarsource
- Open night Thu 7 Jan, 6.30pmAdd to calendarsource
Your chances
against these criteria.
How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:
- Children resident in Northern Ireland at proposed admission are considered before children who are not resident.
- Places allocated in strict rank order of the SEAG TSAS, highest score first, up to the admission number of 175.
- Remaining places after SEAG candidates are filled from children who have not taken the SEAG Entrance Assessment.
- Tie for last place: child of the family currently enrolled at the school, or eldest eligible child of the family.
- Tie for last place still unresolved: computer-based random ranking based on applicant name.
Getting in
2 of the 154 children who put it first were not offered a place in 2026/27.
Places depend mostly on the SEAG score, so how many apply says little on its own.
For September 2026 entry: places by SEAG score went to 181 and above. source
For September 2026 entry, 182 applications were considered for 175 places. Places ran out at criterion 2.2: Places were allocated in descending rank order of TSAS. EA statement
Applications per place (all preferences): 1.3 in 2024/25, 1.6 in 2025/26, 1 in 2026/27.
Results for its intake
Expected about 96%, got 97.8% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).
School life
- Sport: Badminton, Athletics, Golf source
Who applied
| Year | Places | Put it 1st | 2nd | 3rd or later | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 175 | 172 | 30 | 20 | 175 |
| 2025/26 | 175 | 229 | 21 | 22 | 175 |
| 2026/27 | 175 | 154 | 17 | 10 | 175 |
In 2026/27, 152 of the 154 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
- 8.2%
- Special educational needs
- 44 pupils (31 with a statement)
- Has Years 13 and 14
- Yes
- Area
- Urban
Religious background of pupilsProtestant 40.6%, Catholic 7.5%, other or none 51.9%
Exam results (2024/25)
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
- 97.8%
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C
- 98.3%
- 3+ A-levels A* to C
- 76%
- 2+ A-levels A* to E
- 99.3%
- Year 12 pupils counted
- 181
- A-level pupils counted
- 146
Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.
Admissions
From the school's admissions criteria for September 2026.
Year 8 places: 175 (whole school: 1,180)
| Year | Places | Applications (all preferences) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 175 | 237 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 175 | 222 | 175 |
| 2025/26 | 175 | 272 | 177 |
Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.
School's note: *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).
Uses transfer test results in its admissions criteria. Uses SEAG Entrance Assessment Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS).
Open event: Open Evenings: Wednesday 7 January 2026 and Thursday 8 January 2026, 6.30pm-9.00pm (Principal's talks 7.15pm and 8.00pm)
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 1410079