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Bunscoil Phobal Feirste

PrimaryAges 4–11Other maintained, Irish-mediumIrish-mediumNursery classLearning support centre

11 Rosgoill Park, Belfast, BT11 9QS · Belfast

Belfast’s School Grade B against Northern Ireland’s towns

Pupils
446
243 boys and 203 girls, 60 in the nursery class
How full
349 of 406 places
57 places free for 2025/26
Free school meals
34%
of pupils · outlined square = Northern Ireland’s primary schools (27%)
Special needs
29%
on the SEN register, 37 with a statement (Northern Ireland: 20%)
The gist

What stands out about Bunscoil Phobal Feirste

  • Northern Ireland publishes no results for primary schools, so it has no letter
  • 89% Catholic; the other 11% isn’t published: the Department of Education hides groups under 5 pupils
  • 57 of 406 places free this year

Pupils

DE school census · October 2025 · 446 pupils

Each year group

Primary 1 to Primary 7.

58
60
52
51
60
55
50
P1P2P3P4P5P6P7

Who goes here

Pupils by religion, against Belfast’s other primary schools.

ProtestantCatholicOther Christian, other religion, none or not statedNot published (fewer than 5 pupils)
Bunscoil Phobal Feirste
Edenbrooke PSone community
Springfield PSone community
Harmony PSone community
Blythefield PSone community
Black Mountain PSone community
Glenwood PSone community
Ballysillan PSone community
Forth River PSone community
Malvern PSone community
Victoria Park PSone community
Springhill PSone community
Northern Ireland’s primary schoolsmixed

127 pupils are on the special needs register: 90 supported by the school at stages 1 and 2, and 37 with a statement. The school has a learning support centre, a specialist class of 8 pupils.

Department of Education, school enrolment, school level data 2025/26: year groups, religion, SEN, newcomers.

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers over time

Published school census enrolments, by academic year.

02004006002016/172019/202022/232025/26Pupils

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.

Nearby

Schools near Bunscoil Phobal Feirste

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Post-primary schools are squares, with their letter; integrated schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Bunscoil Phobal Feirste

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.

Bunscoil Phobal Feirste: common questions

How good is Bunscoil Phobal Feirste?

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 Bunscoil Phobal Feirste?

446 in October 2025, 243 boys and 203 girls.

Are there places at Bunscoil Phobal Feirste?

For 2025/26 the Department of Education counts 57 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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