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Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled59 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 needs32%NI 20%
Attendance89.1%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families70%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll59Census October 2025

Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 59 pupils. About 70 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

10A Lancaster Street, Belfast, BT15 1EZAll 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 roll59Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals70%41 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs32%6 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
LanguageIrish mediumTaught through Irish
Boys and girls23 / 36

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.1% 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.

Attendance89.1%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission8.9%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
St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained500 m398ETI, no open dataCompare
Malvern Primary SchoolControlled910 m119ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained940 m117ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles476ETI, no open dataCompare
Currie Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles164ETI, no open dataCompare
St Peter's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.9 miles284ETI, no open dataCompare
Bunscoil Bheann MhadagainMaintained0.9 miles184ETI, no open dataCompare
St Malachy's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.9 miles389ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain a good school?

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

How many pupils does Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain have?

59 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
10A Lancaster Street, Belfast, BT15 1EZ
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
New Lodge
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1016647 · LAESTAB 1016647
Language
Irish medium

Where these figures come from