Bloomfield Collegiate School

Bloomfield Collegiate School is a controlled grammar school for girls in Ballyhackamore in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

History
Bloomfield was founded in 1905, one of a number of private school foundations of that era. It was originally proprietary (owned by the headmistress), co-educational, and accepted boarding students. It discontinued co-education in 1915.

House system
Bloomfield has a house system consisting of four houses named after previous headmistresses: Clarke, Curran, Spencer and Walker. The houses are each represented by four colors: blue (Clarke), red (Curran), green (Spencer), and yellow (Walker).

Notable former pupils

 * Christine Bleakley, television presenter
 * Gemma Garrett, Miss Great Britain 2008
 * Thaddea Graham, actress
 * Naomi Long, prominent politician in Northern Ireland (leader of the Alliance Party, and elected to various positions)
 * Joan Lingard, novelist
 * Elaine Shemilt, artist and university professor