Malone College, Belfast

Malone Integrated College is a grant maintained, integrated, co-educational,[3] multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious secondary school, situated in Finaghy, South-West Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Malone College
Address
Finaghy Road North

Belfast
,
County Antrim
,
BT10 0JB

Northern Ireland
Coordinates54.5667649°N 5.98032119°W / 54.5667649; -5.98032119
Information
TypeGrant maintained Integrated secondary school[1]
Established1998
Local authorityEducation Authority
PrincipalKatrina Moore[2]
GenderMixed
Age11 to 19
Enrolment650 (approx.)
Colour(s)Blue & green    
Websitehttp://www.malonecollege.org.uk/

Background

Integrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian,[4] either run as Catholic schools or Protestant schools. On as parental request, a school could apply to 'transition' to become Grant Maintained offering 30% of the school places to students from the minority community. Lagan College was the first integrated school to open in 1981. Malone College opened in 1998.[5]

Site

The school is made up of multiple single-storied buildings on one campus. The site includes a new and modernised Sports Hall and Gym along with a 3G pitch which is shared with the nearby primary school, Cranmore Integrated Primary School which is lies on the same premises.[6]

School meals hygiene

Malone College was rated a one from the Food Standards Agency on their previous inspection, based on their rating scale of zero being the worst possible hygiene and five being the best possible hygiene, on 2 February 2018.[7][8] It has been cited in their report that the school required major improvement in management of food safety and some improvements required in facility cleanliness.[7]

The school has since been reinspected in January 2019 and has been rated a five by the FSA, indicating very good standards on hygienic food handling, cleanliness and management of food safety.[9]

Headteachers
  • Marie Thompson - 2013-2017[10]
  • Katrina Moore - 2017–Present

See also

References
  1. "Integrated schools | Department of Education". Education. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. "About Malone Integrated College". Malone Integrated College. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. "Malone College ETI follow up inspection report" (PDF). Education and Training Inspectorate.
  4. Lord Baker of Dorking, Daily Hansard, 18 July 2006 : Column 1189 www.parliament.uk, retrieved 22 July 2007
  5. "The History of NICIE | Integrated Education Northern Ireland". www.nicie.org. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. "Malone Integrated College, Belfast". NI Builder. NI Builder Magazine. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. Agency, Food Standards. "Check out the food hygiene rating for Malone College". ratings.food.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. "Belfast school's food hygiene shame - rating among worst in Northern Ireland". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  9. Agency, Food Standards. "Check out the food hygiene rating for Malone College". ratings.food.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  10. Meredith, Robbie (23 October 2017). "Belfast principal Thompson wins headteacher of the year". BBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2021.


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