Northern Ireland · Grammar school

Wellington College

Belfast · Mixed (co-educational)

Official record: Schools Plus (DE reference 1410270)

Overview

Address: 18 Carolan Road, Belfast, BT7 3HE
Status: Open
Admits: Mixed (co-educational)
Age range: Not yet available
Number of pupils: 794
Capacity: Not yet available
Eligible for free school meals: 14.6%
Sixth form: Not yet available
School type: Grammar · Controlled
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) (wellingtoncollegebelfast.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 2025 entry, there is no catchment area: places go in SEAG score order up to 120. Only for tied scores are brothers or sisters, eldest child, free school meals and then feeder primary schools (a ranked list of about 60 schools, mainly south and east Belfast and Castlereagh) used.
Children from outside the catchment: Yes: For September 2025 entry, any child living in Northern Ireland can apply and is ranked on SEAG score; the feeder primary list only separates tied scores.

Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance

Lowest test score and last distance offered by intake
Intake	Applicant group	Lowest score offered	Last distance offered	Source
Sept 2026	places by SEAG scoreAll 120 places went in SEAG score order. The school filled up at a score of 188: five children scored 188 for the last place, which went to the one from the highest-ranked feeder primary school.	188	–	wellingtoncollegebelfast.org

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 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (wellingtoncollegebelfast.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: BT7 3HE
Map location: 54.57142, -5.91485Approximate: postcode centroid.
Open in OpenStreetMap: Directions and surroundings ↗
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

Official links and documents

School website: Not yet available
Official register record: Schools Plus (DE reference 1410270) ↗
Admissions policy document: Not yet available
Further reading: Wikipedia ↗

Source: not yet available

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Data sources: School census and Schools Plus reference data (Department of Education (Northern Ireland)), Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.; Postcode centroids (ONS Postcode Directory) (Office for National Statistics, via postcodes.io or an ONSPD copy), OGL v3.0 for Great Britain; Northern Ireland postcodes are under separate LPS terms (check before commercial use). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right; Contains Royal Mail data; Contains LPS Intellectual Property © Crown copyright.; Desk research (cited public sources) (UK School Map), Facts compiled from the public sources linked on each field; Admissions research (cited public sources) (UK School Map), Facts compiled from the public sources linked on each item; Test dates research (cited public sources) (UK School Map), Facts compiled from the public sources linked on each item

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