12 Steeple Road, Antrim, BT41 1AF
Non-selective · Mixed · Integrated
- Pupils
- 1,044
- Year 8
- 188
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Open events
- Open evening Thu 14 JanAdd to calendarsource
Your chances
against these criteria.
How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:
- Children attending a listed feeder primary, or transferring from a listed integrated primary.
- Children with a child of the family currently enrolled at the college.
- Children who are the eldest child of the family eligible to apply, including an only child.
- Children who are the eldest child of the family ever to seek a place at a non-selective school.
- Tie-break: surname initial letters in a set random order.
Getting in
Everyone who put it first was offered a place in 2026/27 (140 children).
Applications per place (all preferences): 1.2 in 2024/25, 1.2 in 2025/26, 1.1 in 2026/27.
Results for its intake
Expected about 61%, got 58.1% (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 | 150 | 157 | 16 | 5 | 174 |
| 2025/26 | 150 | 164 | 7 | 7 | 177 |
| 2026/27 | 150 | 140 | 15 | 10 | 165 |
In 2026/27, 140 of the 140 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
- 30.4%
- Special educational needs
- 219 pupils (100 with a statement)
- Has Years 13 and 14
- Yes
- Area
- Urban
Religious background of pupilsProtestant 51.9%, Catholic 18.1%, other or none 30%
Exam results (2024/25)
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
- 58.1%
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C
- 83.1%
- 3+ A-levels A* to C
- 42.3%
- 2+ A-levels A* to E
- 97.2%
- Year 12 pupils counted
- 172
- 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: 150 (whole school: 865)
| Year | Places | Applications (all preferences) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 150 | 203 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 150 | 178 | 190 |
| 2025/26 | 150 | 177 | 188 |
Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.
School's note: *This table includes children who were admitted to the school through a Temporary Variation, including those with a statement of special educational needs. **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.
Open event: Open evening Thursday 15 January 2026, 6.45pm to 9.00pm (principal addresses 7.00pm and 7.45pm)
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 3250207
Schools near Parkhall Integrated College
- Antrim Grammar SchoolAntrim · Grammarunder 1 mile
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- Ballyclare High SchoolBallyclare · Grammar8.5 miles
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