Glenlola Collegiate School

State secondary

National rank

218

199

Rank last year

66.3%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

39.2%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Eric Thompson
Gender of entry Girls
Total pupils 1,023
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 197

Grade

%

A*

6.1

A

23.6

B

36.6

A*/A

29.7

A*-B

66.3

GCSE 2025 rank: 235

Grade

%

9/8

6.3

7

32.9

9/8/7

39.2

What the school inspection says

“Glenlola Collegiate School is situated in the centre of Bangor in County Down. The pupils come from the local community and the surrounding area ... [They] attain satisfactory outcomes in public examinations ... The quality of pastoral care in the school is good; the pupils benefit from an extensive range of extracurricular activities that develops well their interests, confidence and independence. Throughout the school there is a clear commitment to building a culture of care and support for each other. Key strengths are the mutually respectful and caring relationships among the pupils and a genuine sense of supportive, sensitive responsibility for each other ... The pupils who require additional support with aspects of their learning interact confidently with their peers and engage well in their learning ... Leaders at all levels are highly committed individually and there are examples of effective leaderships at all levels across the school.”
Inspection
2015
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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