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Springfield Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled176 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 needs13%NI 20%
Attendance91.3%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families50%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll176Census October 2025

Springfield Primary School is a controlled school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 176 pupils. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

425 Springfield Road, Belfast, BT12 7DJAll 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 roll176Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals50%88 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs13%6 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils5%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Boys and girls84 / 92

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.3% 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.

Attendance91.3%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission5.9%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

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

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SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Black Mountain Primary SchoolControlled580 m159ETI, no open data–Compare
St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained610 m307ETI, no open data–Compare
St Clare's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained630 m478ETI, no open data–Compare
Springhill Primary SchoolControlled800 m197ETI, no open data–Compare
Glenwood Primary SchoolControlled990 m455ETI, no open data–Compare
Gaelscoil an LonnainMaintained0.7 miles36ETI, no open data–Compare
Bunscoil an Tsleibhe DhuibhMaintained0.8 miles216ETI, no open data–Compare
Forth River Primary SchoolControlled0.8 miles198ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is Springfield Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does Springfield Primary School have?

176 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
425 Springfield Road, Belfast, BT12 7DJ
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Belfast
Ward
Ballygomartin
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1010221 · LAESTAB 1010221
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from