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Loughview Integrated Primary School, Belfast

Primary · ages 4-11MixedIntegrated476 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 needs8%NI 20%
Attendance95.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families7%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll476Census October 2025

Loughview Integrated Primary School, Belfast is a gmi school in Castlereagh for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 476 pupils. About 6 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

63 Church Road, Castlereagh, BT6 9SAAll 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 roll476Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals7%31 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs8%14 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils7%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils39%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls247 / 229

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% 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.

Attendance95.9%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.4%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
Leadhill Primary School, BelfastControlled630 m152ETI, no open data–Compare
Lisnasharragh Primary SchoolControlled860 m371ETI, no open data–Compare
Braniel Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles388ETI, no open data–Compare
St Bernards Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.1 miles425ETI, no open data–Compare
Knockbreda Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles157ETI, no open data–Compare
Orangefield Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles450ETI, no open data–Compare
Cregagh Primary SchoolControlled1.2 miles111ETI, no open data–Compare
Harding Memorial Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated1.3 miles198ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is Loughview Integrated Primary School, Belfast a good school?

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

How many pupils does Loughview Integrated Primary School, Belfast have?

476 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
63 Church Road, Castlereagh, BT6 9SA
Type of school
Gmi school (Gmi school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Integrated
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Hillfoot
Setting
Rural
DE reference
4066579 · LAESTAB 4066579
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from