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Ben Madigan Preparatory School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedPrep7 pupilsBelfast
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredNorthern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades or progress figures, so we can't give its schools a score. Pupil numbers, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.
Attendance95.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils on roll7Census October 2025

Ben Madigan Preparatory School is a preparatory department in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 7 pupils.

690 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 5GPAll details

Inspection

Schools in Northern Ireland are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate. Since 2024 its reports end with a written summary and next steps instead of a grade, and there is no published list of outcomes.

Results

Northern Ireland publishes no results for individual primary schools, so there are none to show. Enrolment, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. When more children apply than there are places, the school's published rules decide, usually brothers and sisters first, then parish or feeder links, then whoever lives closest.

Apply through the Education Authority's online admissions system in January.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll7Census October 2025
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls5 / 2

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 94.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance95.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.3%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary SchoolCatholic maintained310 m602ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Star of the Sea Primary SchoolCatholic maintained750 m179ETI, no open dataCompare
Cavehill Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles382ETI, no open dataCompare
Lowwood Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles247ETI, no open dataCompare
Hazelwood Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.8 miles434ETI, no open dataCompare
St Therese of Lisieux Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles402ETI, no open dataCompare
Seaview Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles413ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballysillan Primary SchoolControlled1.5 miles231ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Ben Madigan Preparatory School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ben Madigan Preparatory School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Ben Madigan Preparatory School have?

7 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in October 2025.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
690 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 5GP
Type of school
Preparatory department (Preparatory department, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Bellevue
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1620028 · LAESTAB 1620028

Where these figures come from