Cavehill Primary School
14 Upper Castle Park, Belfast, BT15 5FG · Belfast
Belfast’s School Grade B against Northern Ireland’s towns
What stands out about Cavehill Primary School
- Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
- A Catholic minority of 12%; 44% Protestant and 44% other or none
- 41 of 406 places free this year
Pupils
DE school census · October 2025 · 382 pupilsEach year group
Primary 1 to Primary 7.
Who goes here
Pupils by religion, against Belfast’s other primary schools.
55 pupils are on the special needs register: 38 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 17 with a statement. 5% are newcomer pupils, who don’t yet have the language of the curriculum.
Department of Education, school enrolment, school level data 2025/26: year groups, religion, SEN, newcomers.
Pupil numbers over time
Published school census enrolments, by academic year.
Department of Education school censuses, 2016/17–2025/26. This school’s reference number throughout; primary totals include attached nursery classes. Later workbooks separate specialist provision in mainstream; combined totals are used where published. Missing counts stay missing.
Schools near Cavehill Primary School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Post-primary schools are squares, with their letter; integrated schools are teal.
The five nearest
- St Therese of Lisieux PS · Catholic maintained · 0.8 km
- Blessed Trinity College · Catholic maintained · 0.8 km
- Ben Madigan Preparatory School · Fee-paying preparatory · 1 km
- Belfast Boys' Model School · Controlled · 1 km
- Dominican College · Voluntary grammar · 1.1 km
Schools of the same phase near Cavehill Primary School
Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.
Cavehill Primary School: common questions
How good is Cavehill Primary School?
Northern Ireland doesn’t publish results for primary schools, so there is no letter. The Education and Training Inspectorate’s reports are the best guide.
How many pupils go to Cavehill Primary School?
382 in October 2025, 197 boys and 185 girls.
Are there places at Cavehill Primary School?
For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 41 places free of its approved enrolment of 406. Apply through the Education Authority, in the January before your child starts Primary 1.
Not on this page yet: the Education and Training Inspectorate’s latest report and the school’s budget per pupil.
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