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Methodist College

Belfast · Mixed (co-educational)

Official record: Schools Plus (DE reference 1420022)

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Overview

Address
1 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6BY
Status
Open
Admits
Mixed (co-educational)
Age range
Not yet available
Number of pupils
1,855
Capacity
Not yet available
Eligible for free school meals
7.5%
Sixth form
Not yet available
School type
Grammar · Voluntary
Religious character
Not yet available
Trust
Not yet available
Local authority
Not yet available

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (methody.org), last checked 31 October 2026

Admissions and the 11+

Admissions policy
Selective (grammar school)
Selection in this area
Northern Ireland transfer testMost grammar schools in Northern Ireland admit pupils using transfer tests run outside the statutory system. Check each school's admissions criteria.
Entrance test
Not yet available
Qualifying score
Not yet available
Catchment area
Not yet available
Children from outside the catchment
Not yet available

Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance

Lowest test score and last distance offered by intake
IntakeApplicant groupLowest score offeredLast distance offeredSource
Sept 2026places by SEAG scoreThe first 200 of 240 places went in SEAG score order; the 200th place fell on a score of 211. The page does not state the year; it appears to be for September 2026 entry.211–methody.orgsecondary source
pool places (other criteria)The remaining 40 places were filled from a pool of 64 applicants scoring 196 to 210, using the school's other priority criteria. The lowest score accepted in the first pool groups was 196; in the last group used it was 206. Year not stated on the page; appears to be September 2026 entry.196–methody.orgsecondary source

From published allocation data found in desk research (checked 1 November 2026); not yet confirmed with the school. Scores from different tests or years are not comparable, and a past cut-off does not guarantee a future place.

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026

Key dates for September 2027 (Year 8) entry

Test registration (Northern Ireland SEAG)
18 May 2026 to 18 September 2026
Test date
14 November 2026, 21 November 2026Paper 1 on 14 Nov, Paper 2 on 21 Nov; contingency date 28 Nov only if neither can be held. Parents register with SEAG (the 2026 registration has closed). Apply through the Education Authority portal by 12 noon on Wednesday 3 March 2027; appeals by 4pm on 20 May 2027 (nidirect).
Results sent to families
23 January 2027
Open days
Not yet available
School opened (current registration)
Not yet available

Unverified: test dates come from desk research (high confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: seagni.co.uk/guidance/key-dates, seagni.co.uk/latest-news/last-days-to-register-pupils-for-the-2026-seag-entrance-assessment, nidirect.gov.uk.

Guide to the Northern Ireland SEAG and its schools

Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (seagni.co.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Inspection (ETI)

Last inspection
Not yet available
Inspection outcome
Not yet available

Source: not yet available

Exam results

GCSE results
Not yet available
A level results
Not yet available

Source: not yet available

How to get there

Postcode
BT9 6BY
Map location
54.58256, -5.93825Approximate: postcode centroid.
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Telephone
Not yet available

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Postcode centroids (ONS Postcode Directory), last checked 31 October 2026

School website
Not yet available
Official register record
Schools Plus (DE reference 1420022) ↗
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

Source: not yet available