44 Manse Road, Castlereagh, BT8 6SA
Non-selective · Mixed · Integrated
- Pupils
- 1,472
- Year 8
- 243
- Council
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
Open events
- Open day Sat 16 JanAdd to calendarsource
Your chances
against these criteria.
How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:
- Stage I Grammar Stream (35%): places allocated in rank order of SEAG TSAS, highest first.
- Stage I tie-break at same TSAS: sibling enrolled in the College by 27 January 2026, or formerly enrolled.
- Stage I tie-break at same TSAS: only or eldest child transferring to a mainstream post-primary school (verification letter required).
- Stage I tie-break at same TSAS: enrolled at a grant maintained or controlled integrated primary school on 27 January 2026.
- Stage I tie-break at same TSAS: all other applicants.
- Stage I further tie-break: Lagan College placed first on the transfer application.
- Stage I further tie-break: enrolled at a grant maintained or controlled integrated primary school on 27 January 2026.
- Stage I further tie-break: closest grant maintained or controlled integrated primary school to Lagan College (OS map measurement).
- Stage I further tie-break: parent or older sibling in permanent employment of the Board of Governors (10+ hours per week) or parent is a governor.
- Stage I further tie-break: closest primary school to Lagan College (OS map measurement).
- Stage I final tie-break: computerised random number (1-1000) in ascending order.
- Stage II All-Ability (65%): applicants prioritised within Catholic, Protestant and Other or none groups; Other capped at 20% of places.
- Stage II: sibling enrolled in the College by 27 January 2026, or formerly enrolled.
- Stage II: only or eldest child in their family transferring to a mainstream post-primary school (verification letter required).
- Stage II: enrolled at a grant maintained or controlled integrated primary school on 27 January 2026.
- Stage II: all other applicants.
- Stage II tie-break: Lagan College placed first on the transfer application.
- Stage II tie-break: enrolled at a grant maintained or controlled integrated primary school on 27 January 2026.
- Stage II tie-break: closest grant maintained or controlled integrated primary school to Lagan College.
- Stage II tie-break: parent or older sibling in permanent employment of the Board of Governors (10+ hours per week) or parent is a governor.
- Stage II tie-break: closest primary school to Lagan College.
- Stage II final tie-break: computerised random number (1-1000) in ascending order.
Getting in
Hard to get into
93 of the 309 children who put it first were not offered a place in 2026/27.
For September 2026 entry (its places given by SEAG score): the lowest SEAG score admitted was 203. source
For September 2026 entry, 350 applications were considered for 220 places. Places ran out at criterion 1(a) sub criteria III; criteria 1(b) sub criteria III; criteria 1(b) sub criteria V: Grammar stream reached criteria 1(a) sub criteria III. All-ability Roman Catholic and Other/None reached criteria 1(b) sub criteria III; Protestant reached criteria 1(b) sub criteria V. EA statement
Applications per place (all preferences): 1.5 in 2024/25, 1.6 in 2025/26, 1.7 in 2026/27.
Results for its intakePunches above its weight
Expected about 68%, got 88.1% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).
Who applied
| Year | Places | Put it 1st | 2nd | 3rd or later | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 220 | 291 | 17 | 14 | 220 |
| 2025/26 | 220 | 300 | 22 | 19 | 220 |
| 2026/27 | 200 | 309 | 13 | 22 | 220 |
In 2026/27, 216 of the 309 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
- 18.2%
- Special educational needs
- 256 pupils (129 with a statement)
- Has Years 13 and 14
- Yes
- Area
- Rural
Religious background of pupilsProtestant 31.2%, Catholic 36.4%, other or none 32.3%
Exam results (2024/25)
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
- 88.1%
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C
- 96.8%
- 3+ A-levels A* to C
- 74.7%
- 2+ A-levels A* to E
- 100%
- Year 12 pupils counted
- 219
- 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: 200 (whole school: 1,300)
| Year | Places | Applications (all preferences) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 220 | 438 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 220 | 319 | 221 |
| 2025/26 | 220 | 345 | 220 |
Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.
School's note: * Additional DENI approved Temporary Variations/ Exceptional Circumstance Admissions
Uses transfer test results in its admissions criteria. Stage I grammar stream (35% of intake) selected by SEAG Entrance Assessment Total Standardised Age Score (TSAS). Stage II all-ability (65%) selected with no reference to SEAG.
Open event: Saturday 17th January 2026, 9.00am to 12.30pm
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 website, checked 16 October 2026
- OpenStreetMap (school address)
- ETI, checked 15 October 2026
DENI reference 4260255