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Brookfield School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled169 pupilsLisburn and Castlereagh
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 needs100%NI 100%
Attendance91.0%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families49%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll169Census October 2025

Brookfield School is a controlled school in for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 169 pupils. About 49 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

65 Halfpenny Gate Road, BT67 0HPAll 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 roll169Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals49%83 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%169 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils27%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls123 / 46

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.0% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 87.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance91.0%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission3.4%of school time; NI 5.0%

Nearby schools

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

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Meadow Bridge Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles293ETI, no open dataCompare
Maghaberry Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles295ETI, no open dataCompare
Rowandale Integrated Primary School, MoiraIntegrated2.7 miles417ETI, no open dataCompare
Knockmore Primary SchoolControlled3.2 miles218ETI, no open dataCompare
Parkview SchoolControlled3.3 miles217ETI, no open dataCompare
Ballymacash Primary SchoolControlled3.3 miles457ETI, no open dataCompare
Downshire Primary School, HillsboroughControlled3.3 miles621ETI, no open dataCompare
Beechlawn SchoolControlled3.3 miles242ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Brookfield School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Brookfield School have?

169 pupils aged 3 to 19 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
65 Halfpenny Gate Road, BT67 0HP
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Maghaberry
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4316022 · LAESTAB 4316022

Where these figures come from