BELFAST WEST · CATHOLIC MAINTAINED

Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry)

DE reference 4036618 · Catholic maintained schools, supported by CCMS.

Official profile and criteria

2026/27 intake in brief

Oversubscribed

In 2026/27, 67 target-age children listed Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry) as their first choice. The setting had 52 funded places. 52 of them were offered a place there and 15 were not. No places were left at the end of Stage 2.

52funded places
67target-age first choices
15first choices not placed
0places left after Stage 2

Ranked 2 of 32 Belfast West settings by first-choice applicants per place (1.29 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: 52 places522024/25: 76 first-choice target-age applicants762024/252025/26: 52 places522025/26: 70 first-choice target-age applicants702025/262026/27: 52 places522026/27: 67 first-choice target-age applicants672026/27
  • 2024/25 Oversubscribed 76 first choices for 52 places · 0 left
  • 2025/26 Oversubscribed 70 first choices for 52 places · 0 left
  • 2026/27 Oversubscribed 67 first choices for 52 places · 0 left

Admissions criteria

Each setting decides who gets a place when it has more applicants than places. Criteria commonly include target age, siblings, distance or other circumstances. Some give priority to a first preference.

Criteria for September 2027 are due on 9 December 2026. Find them on the EA profile .

Before you rank it

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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.

2026/27 intake · end of Stage 2
ProgrammeAge groupPlacesApplicationsOffered a place
1st2nd3rdOtherTotal1st2nd3rdOtherTotal
Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry)Target age5267310715200052
Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry)Underage52128383100000
2025/26 intake · end of Stage 2
ProgrammeAge groupPlacesApplicationsOffered a place
1st2nd3rdOtherTotal1st2nd3rdOtherTotal
Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry)Target age5270000705200052
Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry)Underage52164583300000
2024/25 intake · end of Stage 2
ProgrammeAge groupPlacesApplicationsOffered a place
1st2nd3rdOtherTotal1st2nd3rdOtherTotal
Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry)Target age5276100775200052
Christ the Redeemer PS NU (Dunmurry)Underage5256482300000

ALTERNATIVES

Belfast West settings with places left in 2026/27

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St Paul's PS NU (Belfast)

Belfast West · Catholic Maintained

Places left
52places
22first choices
12left after Stage 2
First-choice applicants per place: 2024/25 0.79, 2025/26 0.77, 2026/27 0.42demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2

St John's Pre-School PG (Belfast)

Belfast West · Voluntary

Places left
17places
10first choices
6left after Stage 2
First-choice applicants per place: 2024/25 0.77, 2025/26 0.89, 2026/27 0.59demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2

St Oliver Plunkett Pre School PG (Belfast)

Belfast West · Voluntary

Places left
19places
12first choices
5left after Stage 2
First-choice applicants per place: 2024/25 0.58, 2025/26 0.71, 2026/27 0.63demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2

Shaftesbury Nursery School (Belfast)

Belfast West · Controlled

Places left
52places
38first choices
2left after Stage 2
First-choice applicants per place: 2024/25 0.79, 2025/26 0.92, 2026/27 0.73demand 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.