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St Vincent de Paul Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedCatholic maintainedRoman Catholic278 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 needs37%NI 20%
Attendance89.8%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families54%Far more than most schools
Pupils on roll278Census October 2025

St Vincent de Paul Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Belfast for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 278 pupils. About 54 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

165A Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DPAll 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 roll278Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals54%151 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs37%17 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils17%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils88%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls149 / 129

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.8% 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.

Attendance89.8%
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
Ligoniel Primary School and Nursery UnitControlled380 m200ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballysillan Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles231ETI, no open data–Compare
Harmony Primary SchoolControlled0.7 miles259ETI, no open data–Compare
Holy Cross Girls' Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles186ETI, no open data–Compare
Mercy Primary SchoolCatholic maintained0.8 miles236ETI, no open data–Compare
Carr's Glen Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles293ETI, no open data–Compare
Wheatfield Primary SchoolControlled0.9 miles198ETI, no open data–Compare
Forth River Primary SchoolControlled1.1 miles198ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Belfast

Questions parents ask

Is St Vincent de Paul Primary School a good school?

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

How many pupils does St Vincent de Paul Primary School have?

278 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
165A Ligoniel Road, Belfast, BT14 8DP
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
Legoniel
Setting
Urban
DE reference
1036042 · LAESTAB 1036042
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from