Carrigaline Community Special School
Bridge Mount, Carrigaline, Co. Cork · P43 Y160 · Roll number 20557O
Carrigaline Community Special School is one of 2 special schools in or within 3 km of Carrigaline. Every school in and around Carrigaline →
What stands out about Carrigaline Community Special School
- 47 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- On the lists since 2021/22: a new school, or a new roll after schools joined.
- 12 girls and 35 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Cork ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2021/22 to 2025/26Carrigaline Community Special School had 47 pupils in 2025/26, against 31 in 2021/22 (+52%). Girls are 26% of them. Its largest roll was 48, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 2 of the 4 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Carrigaline Community Special School
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Carrigaline Community Special School is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Carrigaline Community Special School
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Carrigaline Community Special School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Carrigaline Community Special School follow a professional report on the child’s needs; the National Council for Special Education’s local special educational needs organiser helps families apply.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest special schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest special schools, 3 have more pupils than Carrigaline Community Special School.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigaline Community Special School | 47 | – | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Sonas Special Primary Junior School | 48 | +14% | Other | English | 1.1 km | |
| St Marys Spec Sch | 85 | +29% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Rochestown Community Special School | 66 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 5.5 km | |
| School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa) | 46 | +28% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Scoil Aislinn | 36 | +0% | Other | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Kevins School | 10 | – | Catholic | English | 9.7 km |
The other 12 special schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Triest | 72 | +1% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| St Paul's School | 92 | −5% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Eanna | 66 | −14% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Bernadettes Spec Sch | 132 | +1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Killians Spec Sch | 106 | +31% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Cork University Hos School | 17 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Cara Junior School | 72 | +11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Gabriels Special School | 54 | +26% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| East Cork Community Special School | 21 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel N.S. | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| North Cork Community Special School | 19 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 35 km | |
| Holy Family S S | 87 | −1% | Catholic | English | 63 km |
Living in Carrigaline
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the P43 Eircode area
Housing in Carrigaline →The median sale price rose from €365,000 in 2023 to €420,000 in 2025 (+15%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the P43 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Carrigaline
Cost of living in Carrigaline →New tenancies in Carrigaline averaged €1,592 a month in 2025, against €1,445 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Carrigaline, P43 Y160
Special schools near Carrigaline Community Special School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Carrigaline Community Special School
Is Carrigaline Community Special School a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Carrigaline Community Special School have?
47 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Carrigaline Community Special School teach through Irish?
No: Carrigaline Community Special School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Carrigaline Community Special School?
Carrigaline Community Special School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Cork ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Carrigaline Community Special School?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Carrigaline Community Special School?
The nearest are Sonas Special Primary Junior School (1.1 km), St Marys Spec Sch (4.5 km) and Rochestown Community Special School (5.5 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Carrigaline; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).