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Braniel Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled388 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.
Pupils with special needs22%NI 20%
Attendance94.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in Northern Ireland
Pupils on roll388Census October 2025

Braniel Primary School is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 388 pupils. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in Northern Ireland.

Ravenswood Park, Belfast, BT5 7JUAll 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.

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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 roll388Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals25%97 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs22%36 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils8%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils2%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls191 / 197

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.2% 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.

Attendance94.2%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.6%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
Leadhill Primary School, BelfastControlled900 m152ETI, no open data–Compare
Orangefield Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles450ETI, no open data–Compare
Loughview Integrated Primary School, BelfastIntegrated0.9 miles476ETI, no open data–Compare
Gilnahirk Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles425ETI, no open data–Compare
Lisnasharragh Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles371ETI, no open data–Compare
St Joseph's Primary School, Holland DrCatholic maintained1.2 miles369ETI, no open data–Compare
Greenwood Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles286ETI, no open data–Compare
Belmont Primary SchoolControlled1.4 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is Braniel Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Braniel Primary School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Braniel Primary School have?

388 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
Ravenswood Park, Belfast, BT5 7JU
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Shandon
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4011683 · LAESTAB 4011683
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from