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Ballinderry Road, Lisburn, BT28 1TD

Non-selective · Mixed · Catholic maintained

Pupils
560
Year 8
86
Council
Lisburn and Castlereagh

Your chances

against these criteria.

How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:

  1. Pupils who are members of the Parishes of Blaris, Glenavy & Killead, Derriaghy, Hannastown or Kilwarlin.
  2. Pupils transferring from primary schools in the Criterion 1 parishes who are not members of those parishes.
  3. Pupils with a brother or sister enrolled at St Patrick’s (must be indicated on the Transfer Application).
  4. Pupils from the parishes of Lagmore and Poleglass.
  5. Pupils who are the eldest or only child in their family (must be indicated on the Transfer Application).
  6. Other pupils who are members of other parishes.
  7. Pupils whose Transfer Application expresses St Patrick’s as their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or later (non-grammar) preference, in that order.

Uses a parish list: check it in the criteria.

The school's criteria

Getting in

Usually has spare places

Everyone who put it first was offered a place in 2026/27 (47 children).

Applications per place (all preferences): 0.7 in 2024/25, 0.6 in 2025/26, 0.6 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 56%, got 53.3% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).

0%50%100%0%40%80%Pupils on free school meals
Each dot is a non-selective school with 30 or more Year 12 pupils. The dashed line is what schools usually get at each free school meals level.

School life

  • School day 9.10am to 3.25pm source

Who applied

Applications by the preference families gave the school, and children admitted
YearPlacesPut it 1st2nd3rd or laterAdmitted
2024/251065661173
2025/261064771064
2026/271064711866

In 2026/27, 47 of the 47 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
38.8%
Special educational needs
119 pupils (107 with a statement)
Has Years 13 and 14
Yes
Area
Urban

Religious background of pupilsProtestant 4.1%, Catholic 80.2%, other or none 15.7%

Exam results (2024/25)

5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
53.3%
5+ GCSEs A* to C
63.8%
3+ A-levels A* to C
21.7%
2+ A-levels A* to E
95.7%
Year 12 pupils counted
105
A-level pupils counted
23

Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.

Admissions

From the school's admissions criteria for September 2026.

Year 8 places: 106 (whole school: 530)

Applications and admissions in recent years
YearPlacesApplications (all preferences)Admitted
2023/24106111111
2024/251069191
2025/261068686

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

DENI reference 4230165

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