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Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain

Primary · ages 4-11MixedMaintained184 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 needs40%NI 20%
Attendance89.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families55%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll184Census October 2025

Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain is an other maintained school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 184 pupils. About 55 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

156 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14 6LAAll 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 roll184Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals55%101 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs40%19 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils91%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
LanguageIrish mediumTaught through Irish
Boys and girls91 / 93

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.9% 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.

Attendance89.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission5.4%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
Cliftonville Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated170 m415ETI, no open dataCompare
St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained320 m329ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic maintained660 m476ETI, no open dataCompare
Edenbrooke Primary SchoolControlled910 m387ETI, no open dataCompare
Currie Primary SchoolControlled920 m164ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Cross Boys' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained950 m386ETI, no open dataCompare
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained990 m398ETI, no open dataCompare
Malvern Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles119ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain have?

184 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
156 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14 6LA
Type of school
Other maintained school (Other Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Water Works
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1046596 · LAESTAB 1046596
Language
Irish medium

Where these figures come from