St Patricks Primary School, BELFAST

St Patricks Primary School is a catholic maintained school in Northern Ireland, where schools are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) rather than Ofsted.

398 pupils are enrolled, 71% are entitled to free school meals and 23% are newcomer pupils.

146 pupils (37% of those enrolled) are on the special educational needs register at stages 1 to 3 of the Code of Practice, 35 of them with a statement.

In its own words: "St. Patrick's Primary School is committed to the nurturing of the individual child to reach their full potential, celebrating the effort and success together. We strive to achieve this by working in partnership with parents to create an atmosphere of a believing community, reflecting Catholic values."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Patrick's is a progressive and innovative Catholic maintained primary school under the Trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Northern Ireland, working in close partnership with the Parish of St Patrick."

The nearest other state primary schools to St Patricks Primary School are Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain (0.4 miles), Holy Family Primary School (0.4 miles), Malvern Primary School (0.4 miles) and Currie Primary School (0.5 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Patricks Primary School.

22 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dawson Street, 90 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to St Patricks Primary School are St Malachy's College (0.2 miles), Belfast Royal Academy (0.4 miles), The Royal Belfast Academical Institution (0.9 miles) and Dominican College (1.3 miles).