LAGAN VALLEY · CONTROLLED
Dunmurry PS NU
DE reference 4010788 · Managed by the Education Authority.
2026/27 intake in brief
FilledIn 2026/27, 13 target-age children listed Dunmurry PS NU 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. 9 underage children also got a place. No places were left at the end of Stage 2.
Ranked 1 of 1 Lagan Valley settings by first-choice applicants per place (0.5 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 20 first choices for 26 places · 0 left
- 2025/26 Filled 18 first choices for 26 places · 0 left
- 2026/27 Filled 13 first choices for 26 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
- 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 | |||
| Dunmurry PS NU | Target age | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Dunmurry PS NU | Underage | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Dunmurry PS NU | Target age | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Dunmurry PS NU | Underage | 26 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Dunmurry PS NU | Target age | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Dunmurry PS NU | Underage | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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.