Northern Ireland · Grammar school

Wallace High School

Lisburn · Mixed (co-educational)

Official record: Schools Plus (DE reference 4420051)

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Overview

Address
12A Clonevin Park, Lisburn, BT28 3AD
Status
Open
Admits
Mixed (co-educational)
Age range
Not yet available
Number of pupils
1,189
Capacity
Not yet available
Eligible for free school meals
5.8%
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) (wallacehigh.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
For September 2026 entry, there is no catchment area. The first 150 of 170 places go in SEAG score order; the last 20 go to a pool of 40 next-highest scorers, in this order: prep department, brothers or sisters, twins, eldest children from primary schools that have sent pupils in the last five years, other children from those primary schools, then free school meals.
Children from outside the catchment
Yes: For September 2026 entry, the first 150 places go purely on SEAG score for any child living in Northern Ireland; primary school history only matters for the 20 pool places.

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (wallacehigh.org), last checked 1 November 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
BT28 3AD
Map location
54.51776, -6.051Approximate: 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
www.wallacehigh.org
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (wallacehigh.org), last checked 31 October 2026