Places left
20places
11first choices
9left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
BELFAST SOUTH · CONTROLLED
Botanic PS NU (Belfast)
DE reference 1016499 · Managed by the Education Authority.
2026/27 intake in brief
FilledIn 2026/27, 19 target-age children listed Botanic PS NU (Belfast) as their first choice. The setting had 26 funded places. All of them were offered a place. 4 places went to target-age children who ranked it second or lower. 3 underage children also got a place. No places were left at the end of Stage 2.
26funded places
19target-age first choices
0first choices not placed
0places left after Stage 2
Ranked 18 of 24 Belfast South settings by first-choice applicants per place (0.73 here; 0.83 across Belfast).
Three intakes compared
Funded places against the number of target-age children who listed this setting first.
- Funded places
- Target-age children who chose it first
- 2024/25 Filled 21 first choices for 26 places · 0 left
- 2025/26 Places left 23 first choices for 26 places · 2 left
- 2026/27 Filled 19 first choices for 26 places · 0 left
Admissions criteria
2026/27 criteria (manually summarised)
Within the applicable target-age priority category, the school considered first preference, then a sibling currently attending, then straight-line postcode distance. Age broke a remaining distance tie.
In 2026/27, this setting gave priority to children who listed it as their first preference. Where you rank it may matter.
Session for that intake: 9.00 am–1.30 pm
Read the original criteriaCriteria for September 2027 are due on 9 December 2026. Find them on the EA profile .
Before you rank it
- Read the criteria for your intake year, not an older one.
- Check the session times (full-time or part-time) suit your family.
- Visit or call if you can, and ask whether the setting holds an open day.
Full figures by preference
“1st” counts children who listed this setting as their first preference, and so on. “Other” is fourth or later. Places cover the whole programme, shared by both age groups.
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Botanic PS NU (Belfast) | Target age | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Botanic PS NU (Belfast) | Underage | 26 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Botanic PS NU (Belfast) | Target age | 26 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Botanic PS NU (Belfast) | Underage | 26 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Botanic PS NU (Belfast) | Target age | 26 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Botanic PS NU (Belfast) | Underage | 26 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ALTERNATIVES
Belfast South settings with places left in 2026/27
Places left
23places
13first choices
7left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
Places left
24places
15first choices
4left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
Places left
52places
45first choices
1left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
How to read these figures
The Education Authority counts applications and allocations at the end of Stage 2. A child can appear in several settings’ application counts but is offered at most one place. Late changes, withdrawals and offers made after Stage 2 are not included, so the figures are not live vacancies.
“Target age” children are in their final pre-school year and are placed first. “Underage” children are a year younger and only receive places that remain. More about the data.