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Clarawood School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled55 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 needs100%NI 100%
Attendance79.9%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families80%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll55Census October 2025

Clarawood School is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 55 pupils. About 80 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Clarawood Park, Belfast, BT5 6FRAll 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 roll55Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals80%44 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%55 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils36%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls52 / 3

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 79.9% 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.

Attendance79.9%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission16.4%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
Orangefield Primary SchoolControlled550 m450ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary School, Holland DrCatholic maintained790 m369ETI, no open dataCompare
Bloomfield Collegiate SchoolGrammar810 m763ETI, no open dataCompare
Grosvenor Grammar SchoolGrammar890 m1,208ETI, no open dataCompare
Greenwood Primary SchoolControlled0.6 miles286ETI, no open dataCompare
Greenwood Assessment CentreControlled0.6 miles56ETI, no open dataCompare
Braniel Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles388ETI, no open dataCompare
Strandtown Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles968ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Clarawood School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Clarawood School have?

55 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
Clarawood Park, Belfast, BT5 6FR
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 3-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Sandown
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1316584 · LAESTAB 1316584

Where these figures come from