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Brooklands Primary School, Belfast

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled578 pupilsDundonaldLisburn 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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance88.4%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families44%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll578Census October 2025

Brooklands Primary School, Belfast is a controlled school in Dundonald for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 578 pupils. About 44 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

2A Brooklands Avenue, Dundonald, BT16 2PAAll 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 roll578Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals44%253 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%50 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils7%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils1%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls291 / 287

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.4% 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.

Attendance88.4%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission6.3%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
Dundonald Primary SchoolControlled0.6 miles869ETI, no open data–Compare
Gilnahirk Primary SchoolControlled2.0 miles425ETI, no open data–Compare
Campbell College Junior SchoolPrep2.4 miles155ETI, no open data–Compare
Greenwood Primary SchoolControlled2.7 miles286ETI, no open data–Compare
Braniel Primary SchoolControlled2.9 miles388ETI, no open data–Compare
Strathearn Preparatory SchoolPrep2.9 miles115ETI, no open data–Compare
Knocknagoney Primary SchoolControlled3.0 miles190ETI, no open data–Compare
Belmont Primary SchoolControlled3.0 miles222ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Lisburn and CastlereaghPrimary schools in Dundonald

Questions parents ask

Is Brooklands Primary School, Belfast a good school?

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

How many pupils does Brooklands Primary School, Belfast have?

578 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
2A Brooklands Avenue, Dundonald, BT16 2PA
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Ward
Graham's Bridge
Setting
Urban
DE reference
4016503 · LAESTAB 4016503
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from