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Forge Integrated Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedIntegrated389 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 needs19%NI 20%
Attendance94.4%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll389Census October 2025

Forge Integrated Primary School is a controlled integrated school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 389 pupils. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

20 Carolan Road, Belfast, BT7 3HEAll 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.

As an integrated school it aims for a balance of Protestant, Catholic and other children.

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 roll389Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals15%59 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs19%18 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils6%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils29%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls205 / 184

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.4% 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.

Attendance94.4%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission2.1%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
Rosetta Primary SchoolControlled240 m314ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Rosary Primary SchoolCatholic maintained760 m407ETI, no open data–Compare
Knockbreda Primary SchoolControlled850 m157ETI, no open data–Compare
St Michael's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained890 m417ETI, no open data–Compare
St Bernards Primary SchoolCatholic maintained910 m425ETI, no open data–Compare
Cregagh Primary SchoolControlled960 m111ETI, no open data–Compare
Botanic Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles208ETI, no open data–Compare
Stranmillis Primary SchoolControlled1.0 miles469ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is Forge Integrated Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Forge Integrated Primary School have?

389 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
20 Carolan Road, Belfast, BT7 3HE
Type of school
Controlled integrated school (Controlled Integrated school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Integrated
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Rosetta
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1056535 · LAESTAB 1056535
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from