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Gaelscoil an Lonnain

Primary · ages 4-11MixedMaintained36 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 needs61%NI 20%
Attendance88.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families75%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll36Census October 2025

Gaelscoil an Lonnain is an other maintained school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 36 pupils. About 75 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

61 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 4PDAll 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 roll36Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals75%27 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs61%5 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils83%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
LanguageIrish mediumTaught through Irish
Boys and girls16 / 20

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.3% 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.

Attendance88.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission8.3%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
St Peter's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained350 m284ETI, no open dataCompare
St Joseph's Primary School, SlateCatholic maintained460 m321ETI, no open dataCompare
St Clare's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained560 m478ETI, no open dataCompare
Glenwood Primary SchoolControlled890 m455ETI, no open dataCompare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained910 m117ETI, no open dataCompare
Donegall Road Primary SchoolControlled0.6 miles191ETI, no open dataCompare
Gaelscoil Na BhfalMaintained0.6 miles213ETI, no open dataCompare
St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.6 miles307ETI, no open dataCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Gaelscoil an Lonnain a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Gaelscoil an Lonnain yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Gaelscoil an Lonnain have?

36 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
61 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 4PD
Type of school
Other maintained school (Other Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Clonard
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1046672 · LAESTAB 1046672
Language
Irish medium

Where these figures come from