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Rathmore Grammar School: SEAG and admissions facts
Belfast. Figures for Year 8 entry in September 2026, from the school's own admissions documents.
| Fact | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Year 8 places, September 2026 (admissions number) | 180 | Rathmore Grammar School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Pupils in the whole school (enrolment number) | 1260 | Rathmore Grammar School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Uses the SEAG result to give places | Yes | Rathmore Grammar School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places are given in order of | SEAG band, then the school's criteria | Rathmore Grammar School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| How places are given, in the school's words | "Groups of Applicants with a Band 1: (i) applicants who ... have a child of the family currently or previously enrolled at the School." | Rathmore Grammar School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Applications considered, 2026 | 282 | Rathmore Grammar School Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Places available, 2026 | 180 | Rathmore Grammar School Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2026 | Band 1, score 213 | Rathmore Grammar School Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| The 2026 statement on the lowest score, in its words | "Lowest Band accepted – Band 1. Lowest Total Standardised Age Score accepted – 213." | Rathmore Grammar School Statement on Year 8 oversubscription 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| When applicants are tied, in the school's words | "Where 2 or more applicants have an identical combined Standardised Age Score and their position in the rank order means that there are insufficient places to admit all of them, priority will be given to (a) applicants in receipt of Free School Meals Entitlement at the time of application. (b) the remaining applicants will be ranked for acceptance on the basis of a computer-based process" | Rathmore Grammar School Admissions Criteria 2026-2027, read 3 November 2026 |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2025 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
| Lowest SEAG score given a place, 2024 | Not published by the school | Looked on EA and the school's website, nothing found (3 November 2026) |
Read Rathmore Grammar School's admissions criteria for 2026-27
Every figure on this page comes from the school's own published admissions documents, linked beside it with the date it was read. Where a figure isn't published, the page says so.
These figures are for Year 8 entry in September 2026. Schools can change their criteria each year, and the 2027-28 criteria are published in December. Always read a school's own criteria before you list it.
More on how schools use SEAG results:
- What is a band, and is Band 1 good?
- Admissions criteria and tie-breakers
- How many schools can I list?
Last checked: 4 November 2026 by Sam.