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Deanby Centre School

Special · ages 3-19MixedControlled113 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%
Attendance88.5%NI 87.0%
Pupils from low-income families70%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll113Census October 2025

Deanby Centre School is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 113 pupils. About 70 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

32 Deanby Gardens, Belfast, BT14 6NNAll 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 roll113Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals70%79 pupils; NI 54%
Pupils with special educational needs100%113 with a statement; NI 100%
Catholic pupils41%as recorded in the school census; NI 39%
Boys and girls85 / 28

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.5% 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.

Attendance88.5%
Northern Ireland 87.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.2%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
Our Lady’s Nursery School, DeanbyCatholic maintained0 m52ETI, no open dataCompare
Belfast Model School for GirlsControlled140 m1,056ETI, no open dataCompare
Carr's Glen Primary SchoolControlled510 m293ETI, no open dataCompare
Wheatfield Primary SchoolControlled620 m198ETI, no open dataCompare
Cliftonville Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated740 m415ETI, no open dataCompare
St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained750 m329ETI, no open dataCompare
Bunscoil Bheann MhadagainMaintained910 m184ETI, no open dataCompare
Holy Cross Girls' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained910 m186ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Deanby Centre School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Deanby Centre School have?

113 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
32 Deanby Gardens, Belfast, BT14 6NN
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
Cliftonville
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1316696 · LAESTAB 1316696

Where these figures come from