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Carr's Glen Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled293 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 needs20%NI 20%
Attendance91.0%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families47%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll293Census October 2025

Carr's Glen Primary School is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 293 pupils. About 47 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Oldpark Road, Belfast, BT14 6QXAll 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 roll293Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals47%137 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs20%14 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 girls145 / 148

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.0% 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.

Attendance91.0%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.5%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
Wheatfield Primary SchoolControlled540 m198ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Cross Girls' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained660 m186ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballysillan Primary SchoolControlled860 m231ETI, no open data–Compare
Mercy Primary SchoolCatholic maintained990 m236ETI, no open data–Compare
Ligoniel Primary School and Nursery UnitControlled0.7 miles200ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Cross Boys' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles386ETI, no open data–Compare
St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles329ETI, no open data–Compare
Cliftonville Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.8 miles415ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is Carr's Glen Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Carr's Glen Primary School have?

293 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
Oldpark Road, Belfast, BT14 6QX
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
Ballysillan
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1010282 · LAESTAB 1010282
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from