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Forth River Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled198 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 needs39%NI 20%
Attendance91.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families56%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll198Census October 2025

Forth River Primary School is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 198 pupils. About 56 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

100 Cairnmartin Road, Belfast, BT13 3PQAll 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 roll198Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals56%110 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs39%10 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils3%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls99 / 99

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.8% 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.

Attendance91.8%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission4.8%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
Mercy Primary SchoolCatholic maintained490 m236ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Cross Boys' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained710 m386ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Cross Girls' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained810 m186ETI, no open data–Compare
Wheatfield Primary SchoolControlled900 m198ETI, no open data–Compare
Springhill Primary SchoolControlled910 m197ETI, no open data–Compare
Harmony Primary SchoolControlled920 m259ETI, no open data–Compare
Edenbrooke Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles387ETI, no open data–Compare
Glenwood Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles455ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is Forth River Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Forth River Primary School have?

198 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
100 Cairnmartin Road, Belfast, BT13 3PQ
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
Forth River
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1010205 · LAESTAB 1010205
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from