518-572 Ravenhill Road, Belfast, BT6 0BY
Non-selective · Mixed · Catholic maintained
- Pupils
- 898
- Year 8
- 159
- Council
- Belfast
Your chances
against these criteria.
How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:
- Applicants enrolled in named primary schools in the listed parishes.
- Applicants who have a sister or brother already enrolled in the school.
- Applicants who are the eldest child in their family, verified by a letter from a listed professional.
- Pupils with special circumstances (medical, social, pastoral or other) as deemed by the Board of Governors.
- Applicants whose Transfer Application expresses a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. preference for the college, admitted in that order.
- Final placement decided by walking distance from home to college, measured using maps.google.co.uk.
Uses a parish list: check it in the criteria.
Getting in
1 of the 102 children who put it first was not offered a place in 2026/27.
Applications per place (all preferences): 1.2 in 2024/25, 0.9 in 2025/26, 1.1 in 2026/27.
Results for its intake
Expected about 55%, got 63.6% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).
Getting there
School bus from Short Strand, Adelaide Street / Ormeau Road. Routes
School life
Who applied
| Year | Places | Put it 1st | 2nd | 3rd or later | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 150 | 112 | 29 | 33 | 150 |
| 2025/26 | 150 | 96 | 23 | 22 | 141 |
| 2026/27 | 150 | 102 | 33 | 26 | 150 |
In 2026/27, 101 of the 102 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
- 42%
- Special educational needs
- 121 pupils (99 with a statement)
- Has Years 13 and 14
- Yes
- Area
- Urban
Religious background of pupilsProtestant 6.2%, Catholic 69.6%, other or none 24.2%
Exam results (2024/25)
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
- 63.6%
- 5+ GCSEs A* to C
- 90.7%
- 3+ A-levels A* to C
- 46.5%
- 2+ A-levels A* to E
- 95.3%
- Year 12 pupils counted
- 129
- A-level pupils counted
- 43
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: 835)
| Year | Places | Applications (all preferences) | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 150 | 225 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 150 | 175 | 150 |
| 2025/26 | 150 | 155 | 153 |
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).
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 website, checked 16 October 2026
- OpenStreetMap (school address)
- ETI, checked 17 October 2026
DENI reference 1230275