Photo: Michele Sirchi · CC BY-SA 3.03 of the secondary schools in and around Frankfield and Grange charge fees
Around Frankfield and Grange, single-sex schools make up 61% of the post-primaries, above both Co. Cork’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (39%). 11 of its 18 secondary schools take only boys or only girls. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never graded or ranked.
Counted from the Department of Education’s 2025/26 lists: every school in the town or within 3 km of it, against every school in Ireland.
What stands out about Frankfield and Grange’s schools
Fee-paying secondary schools
Several of the secondary schools within reach charge fees; the others are free. Fee-paying schools are listed with the rest below, each with its own page. Fee-paying: Christian Brothers College (919), Presentation Brothers College (692) and Scoil Mhuire (432). Every school ↓
Mostly single-sex at secondary
Most secondary schools here take only boys or only girls; the mixed ones are marked on the cards below. Single-sex: Christian Brothers College (919), Mount Mercy College (811), Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh (715) and Christ King Girls' Secondary School (700), and 7 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 35 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Douglas Community School (2 km), Christ King Girls' Secondary School (2.2 km) and Regina Mundi College (2.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 58 schools in and around Frankfield and Grange
Every school in Frankfield and Grange or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Show all 36 primary schools
Where the 58 schools in and around Frankfield and Grange are
Each school where the official list places it, shaded by who runs it and sized by pupils; squares are secondary schools, triangles special schools. The dashed shape is Frankfield and Grange’s outline; schools within 3 km of it count.
Places from the Department of Education’s school lists (its own coordinates for all but a handful); map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Teaching through Irish in and around Frankfield and Grange
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
6 of Frankfield and Grange’s 58 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa and Coláiste Daibhéid.
Who Frankfield and Grange’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Cork’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26
Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.
DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools
| Share of pupils | Around Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 19% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 9% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 72% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 21% | 7% | 6% |
Around Frankfield and Grange, 19% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 18% in Co. Cork. Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 72% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is Coláiste Éamann Rís (811 pupils).
Each of the 58 schools
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary): enrolments by sex and the DEIS list. Shares are of pupils, not of schools; a county’s are the schools listed with its towns.
Who runs Frankfield and Grange’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
43 of Frankfield and Grange’s 58 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (31), CEIST (4) and Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI (4). 14 of the 58 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).
Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.
The 15 patrons of Frankfield and Grange’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
Bishop of Cork & Ross is patron of 31 of the 58 schools around Frankfield and Grange, which teach 47% of their pupils; 15 patrons run them in all. The local Education and Training Board runs 5. Educate Together runs 3.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossScoil Nioclais, Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin, S.N. Naomh Antaine, Scoil Phadraig Naofa, Bunscoil Chriost Ri, Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu, Scoil Naomh Caitriona, Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal B, Scoil an Spioraid Naomh, St Columbas, Scoil Naomh Brid C, Ballygarvan, Douglas B, S.N. Barra Naofa Cailini, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Muire Gan Smal C, S.N. Barra Naofa Bhuach, Scoil Colmcille, S N an Spioraid Naomh C, Gaelscoil Ui Riada, S.N. B Togher Cork, S.N. Athair Maitiu C, Ballintemple, Greenmount Monastery, Our Lady of Lourdes, S.N. Iosef Naofa, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Scoil Maria Assumpta, Realt na Maidine, School of the Divine Child, St Kevins School | Catholic | 31 | 9,837 |
| CEISTMount Mercy College, Christ King Girls', St Aloysius School, Presentation | Catholic | 4 | 2,024 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COISt Lukes N.S. Douglas, Scoil Naomh Micheal, St Lukes Mxd, S.N. Barra Naofa | Church of Ireland | 4 | 476 |
| Presentation Brothers Schools TrustColáiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Presentation Brothers College, Coláiste Chríost Rí | Catholic | 3 | 1,909 |
| Educate TogetherDouglas Rochestown Educate Together, Cork Educate Together, South Lee Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,071 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustChristian Brothers College, Coláiste Éamann Rís | Catholic | 2 | 1,730 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossDouglas, Bishopstown | Inter-denominational | 2 | 911 |
| Cork ETBGaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin, Coláiste Daibhéid | Multi-denominational | 2 | 453 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt. Angela's College | Catholic | 1 | 606 |
| Regina Mundi (Cork) LtdRegina Mundi College | Catholic | 1 | 564 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI/ Cork ETBAshton School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 539 |
| Named IndividualScoil Mhuire | Catholic | 1 | 432 |
| Cork School ProjectCork Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 193 |
| COPE FoundationScoil Aislinn | Other | 1 | 36 |
| CEO of Cork University HospitalCork University Hos School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 17 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Frankfield and Grange
Starting primary school
Children can start primary school once they are four, and must be in school by six. Families apply to each school directly. Every school publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice; a school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its policy. Since the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, a Catholic or other majority-faith primary school can’t put baptised children first; a school of a minority faith still can, to keep its ethos.
Moving to secondary school
Children move to post-primary school at about twelve, after sixth class. Again, families apply to each school, usually a year or more ahead, and an oversubscribed school admits on its published criteria, often brothers and sisters and its feeder primary schools. The 3 fee-paying schools here set their own fees and admissions.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.
Which schools are growing
Since 2019/20, 10 of these 53 schools have grown by 5% or more and 22 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 53 schools
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September, 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary). No capacity is published, so how full a school is can’t be shown.
Inspection reports for Frankfield and Grange’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
Reports come from whole-school evaluations (teaching, learning, leadership and management), subject inspections and follow-through visits that check earlier advice; gov.ie publishes each one with the school’s response.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 58 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Frankfield and Grange
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
35 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Frankfield and Grange: 22 voluntary secondary schools, 7 ETB schools, 5 community schools and one comprehensive school. 14 teach girls and boys apart: 8 girls’ and 6 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 4 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 2 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 2.2 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 2.3 km |
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 2.5 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 2.8 km |
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 3 km |
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 3.2 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 3.3 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 3.8 km |
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 4.1 km |
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 4.2 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 4.3 km |
All 35 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 4.4 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 4.4 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 4.5 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 4.6 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 4.8 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 4.8 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 4.9 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 4.9 km |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 306 | 5 km |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 271 | 5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 690 | 5.2 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 5.3 km |
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 5.4 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 5.6 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 5.8 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui LeighinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 302 | 5.8 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 6.3 km |
| Carrigaline Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,072 | 7.2 km |
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 7.3 km |
| St Peter's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 354 | 8.2 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 580 | 8.2 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Irish stream | 1,357 | 8.7 km |
| Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,141 | 9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Frankfield and Grange
4 special schools serve the area: Scoil Aislinn, St Kevins School, Cork University Hos School and School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa), 109 pupils between them. 26 of the 36 primary schools have special classes for children who need more support. Their cards ↑
Special schools and primary schools with special classes as the Department lists them; the National Council for Special Education places pupils in special classes.
Frankfield and Grange beside the 100 other Irish towns of 5,400 to 10,400 people
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km, listed by population: Ireland publishes no results, so none is ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terenure | 10,391 | 119 | 38,960 | 8 | 37% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Monaghan | 7,894 | 11 | 3,968 | 2 | 36% | 0.2 km |
| Edenderry | 7,888 | 7 | 2,986 | 1 | 57% | 0.3 km |
| Farranshone | 7,874 | 49 | 16,369 | 6 | 47% | 0.4 km |
| Baldoyle | 7,864 | 53 | 16,574 | 4 | 28% | 0.7 km |
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 58 | 20,798 | 6 | 24% | 2 km |
| Perrystown | 7,581 | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | 22 | 11,271 | 1 | 5% | 0.7 km |
| Walkinstown | 7,442 | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 53 | 15,799 | 4 | 36% | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar | 5,406 | 7 | 2,400 | 0 | 57% | 0.6 km |
Of these 100 other towns, 34 count more pupils at their schools than Frankfield and Grange. 92 of the 101 towns have an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Frankfield and Grange
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Frankfield and Grange had 20,019 pupils in 2015/16 and 20,798 in 2025/26. Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin grew most: +156% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Frankfield and Grange
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year, 2015/16 to 2025/26 (preliminary), for every school placed in the area today; schools that have since closed or merged count where they stood.
Schools in the towns around Frankfield and Grange
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfield and Grange | 58 | 20,798 | 6 | 24% | 2 km |
| Tramore 1.8 km | 75 | 22,562 | 7 | 48% | 0.7 km |
| Lehenagh 2.1 km | 43 | 14,801 | 4 | 33% | 2.3 km |
| Turner's Cross 2.3 km | 77 | 24,127 | 7 | 44% | 0.3 km |
| Togher 2.6 km | 60 | 20,680 | 6 | 45% | 1 km |
| Douglas 2.6 km | 66 | 20,250 | 10 | 20% | 1.8 km |
| Ballinlough 2.8 km | 79 | 23,116 | 7 | 47% | 0.6 km |
Douglas has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. Pupils around Frankfield and Grange: +1% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Douglas led (+3%) and Lehenagh trailed (−3%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Frankfield and Grange or within 3 km of its outline, as the Department places it: families here use them. Schools further out are on the map of each school’s own page.
- The kinds of school. Primary schools take children from junior infants to sixth class, about ages 4 to 12. Post-primary schools teach the Junior and Leaving Certificate, about ages 12 to 18: voluntary secondary schools (mostly with a religious patron), ETB schools and community colleges run by an Education and Training Board, and community and comprehensive schools. Special schools teach children with particular needs.
- Teaching through Irish. All-Irish: every subject taught through Irish, in the Gaeltacht or, outside it, a Gaelscoil or Gaelcholáiste. Partly in Irish: an Irish stream (some classes entirely through Irish) or some subjects through Irish. Every other school teaches Irish as a subject.
- DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Ethos and patron. Most Irish schools are owned by a patron, mostly a church; the patron sets the school’s ethos. Multi-denominational schools (Educate Together, many ETB schools) teach children of every faith and none together.
- No grade. Section 53 of the Education Act 1998 lets the Minister refuse to release information that would allow schools’ exam results to be compared, and no results are published school by school. So Ireland’s schools have no letters and its towns no School Grade; nothing on this page ranks them.
- What isn’t here. What the UK and French pages show from results, these can’t: results charts, results against pupils’ backgrounds and towns ranked by their schools (no published results), and how full each school is (no capacity is published). Every post-primary school teaches to the Leaving Certificate, so there is no sixth-form split to show.
- Inspections. The Inspectorate’s reports are linked from each school’s page. They give no overall grade, so none is shown.
- The year. The 2025/26 lists are the Department’s preliminary release; numbers can change a little in the final lists.
Questions about schools in Frankfield and Grange
How many schools are there in Frankfield and Grange?
In Frankfield and Grange or within 3 km of it: 36 primary schools, 18 secondary schools and 4 special schools, with 20,798 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Frankfield and Grange that teach through Irish?
Yes, 6: Scoil an Athair Tadhg O Murchu, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa and Coláiste Daibhéid teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Frankfield and Grange?
3 of the 18: Presentation Brothers College, Scoil Mhuire and Christian Brothers College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Frankfield and Grange?
We don’t say. Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them; a ranking would rest on guesses. Each school’s page has its own facts and a link to its inspection reports, and visiting the schools you are weighing is still the best guide.
How do I get a place at a school in Frankfield and Grange?
Apply to each school directly: every school publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates. If it has more applicants than places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · one school placed with OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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).