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Shaftesbury Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-4MixedControlled55 pupilsNurseryBelfast
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 needs35%NI 21%
Pupils from low-income families73%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll55Census October 2025

Shaftesbury Nursery School is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 3 to 4. It has 55 pupils. About 73 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

23-35 Percy Street, Belfast, BT13 2HSAll 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 roll55Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals73%40 pupils; NI 44%
Pupils with special educational needs35%8 with a statement; NI 21%
Catholic pupils0%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls25 / 30

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Malvern Primary SchoolControlled360 m119ETI, no open data–Compare
Hope Nursery SchoolControlled440 m52ETI, no open data–Compare
St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained490 m117ETI, no open data–Compare
St Peter's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained590 m284ETI, no open data–Compare
Cathedral Nursery SchoolCatholic maintained590 m51ETI, no open data–Compare
Stanhope Street Nursery SchoolControlled630 m53ETI, no open data–Compare
Tudor Lodge Nursery SchoolControlled740 m52ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil an LonnainMaintained750 m36ETI, no open data–Compare
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Questions parents ask

Is Shaftesbury Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Shaftesbury Nursery School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Shaftesbury Nursery School have?

55 pupils aged 3 to 4 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
23-35 Percy Street, Belfast, BT13 2HS
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Shankill
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1110038 · LAESTAB 1110038
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from