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John Paul II Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic267 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 needs25%NI 20%
Attendance89.2%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families75%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll267Census October 2025

John Paul II Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 267 pupils. About 75 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

Whiterock Road, Belfast, BT12 7FWAll 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 a Catholic school it may put baptised Catholic children first.

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 roll267Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals75%201 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs25%20 with a statement; NI 20%
Catholic pupils94%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls135 / 132

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.2% 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.

Attendance89.2%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission7.8%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
Bunscoil an Tsleibhe DhuibhMaintained480 m216ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Trinity Primary SchoolCatholic maintained610 m613ETI, no open data–Compare
Black Mountain Primary SchoolControlled910 m159ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil na MonaMaintained960 m98ETI, no open data–Compare
St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles307ETI, no open data–Compare
St Kevin's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles519ETI, no open data–Compare
Springfield Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles176ETI, no open data–Compare
St Teresa's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.9 miles655ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is John Paul II Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does John Paul II Primary School have?

267 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
Whiterock Road, Belfast, BT12 7FW
Type of school
Catholic maintained school (Catholic Maintained school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Turf Lodge
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1036697 · LAESTAB 1036697
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from