THE TIMES PARENT POWER · 2026
Northern Ireland
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Guide to the Times regional feature
The Northern Ireland feature names Rathmore Grammar School as School of the Year and gives Strathearn School the award for academic excellence among secondary schools. It also covers school communities, pupil development, sport and mentoring. The feature covers secondary schools across the region and is not a separate independent-school table.
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From the regional feature
- Rathmore Grammar School
Named School of the Year in Northern Ireland.Award — not a numeric table positionView school profile - Strathearn School
Won the Northern Ireland award for secondary-school academic excellence.Award — not a numeric table positionView school profile
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State schools
10 printed entries · 2026 · Examination results 2025 · Printed page 22
| Regional position | School | National rank in this table |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strathearn SchoolBelfast | UK rank among state schools 31 |
| 2 | Rathmore Grammar SchoolBelfast | UK rank among state schools 35 |
| 3 | St Dominic’s Grammar School for GirlsBelfast | UK rank among state schools 36 |
| 4 | Friends’ School LisburnLisburn | UK rank among state schools 46= |
| 5 | Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, KnockBelfast | UK rank among state schools 48 |
| 6 | Lumen Christi CollegeDerry | UK rank among state schools 53 |
| 7 | Sullivan Upper SchoolHolywood | UK rank among state schools 61= |
| 8 | Banbridge AcademyBanbridge | UK rank among state schools 64 |
| 9 | St Louis Grammar SchoolBallymena | UK rank among state schools 65 |
| 10 | Aquinas Diocesan Grammar SchoolBelfast | UK rank among state schools 69 |
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