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Methodist College Preparatory Department

Primary · ages 4-11MixedPrep150 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 needs12%NI 20%
Attendance95.9%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll150Census October 2025

Methodist College Preparatory Department is a preparatory department in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 150 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

1 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6BYAll 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 roll150Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals0%0 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs12%8 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils0%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils20%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls89 / 61

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 permission1.3%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
Botanic Primary SchoolControlled580 m208ETI, no open data–Compare
St Bride's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained610 m805ETI, no open data–Compare
Fane Street Primary SchoolControlled890 m284ETI, no open data–Compare
Blythefield Primary SchoolControlled910 m192ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Rosary Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.7 miles407ETI, no open data–Compare
Donegall Road Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles191ETI, no open data–Compare
Scoil an DroichidMaintained0.8 miles182ETI, no open data–Compare
Victoria College Prep DepartmentPrep0.9 miles114ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is Methodist College Preparatory Department a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Methodist College Preparatory Department yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Methodist College Preparatory Department have?

150 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
1 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6BY
Type of school
Preparatory department (Preparatory department, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Windsor
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1620022 · LAESTAB 1620022
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from