Places left
20places
11first choices
9left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
BELFAST SOUTH · PRIVATE
Malone Nursery School PG
DE reference 1AA0423 · Private settings funded through the Pre-School Education Programme for their funded places.
2026/27 intake in brief
OversubscribedIn 2026/27, 26 target-age children listed Malone Nursery School PG as their first choice. The setting had 28 funded places. 22 of them were offered a place there and 4 were not. 6 places went to target-age children who ranked it second or lower. No places were left at the end of Stage 2.
28funded places
26target-age first choices
4first choices not placed
0places left after Stage 2
Ranked 12 of 24 Belfast South settings by first-choice applicants per place (0.93 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 Places left 23 first choices for 32 places · 5 left
- 2025/26 Places left 15 first choices for 41 places · 21 left
- 2026/27 Oversubscribed 26 first choices for 28 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 | |||
| Malone Nursery School PG | Target age | 28 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| Malone Nursery School PG | Underage | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Malone Nursery School PG | Target age | 41 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Malone Nursery School PG | Underage | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Malone Nursery School PG | Target age | 32 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
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.