Photo: Seighean at English Wikipedia · Public domain5 of the 27 schools around Glanmire teach entirely through Irish
All-Irish schools make up 19% of those around Glanmire, above both Co. Cork’s towns (9%) and Irish towns (8%). 15 primary schools, 5 secondary schools and 7 special schools are in or within 3 km of Glanmire, with 7,395 pupils between them. Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
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 Glanmire’s schools
More all-Irish schools than most places
Families here have more choice of a school that teaches every subject through Irish than in most of Ireland, where 8% of schools do. They are Colaiste An Phiarsaigh (578), Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn (393), Gaelscoil Ui Drisceoil (381), Gaelscoil Mhachan (139) and Scoil na nOg (32). Language ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 34 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Colaiste An Phiarsaigh (0.9 km), Glanmire Community College (1.1 km) and Ursuline College Blackrock (3.5 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
Teaching through Irish in and around Glanmire
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
5 of Glanmire’s 27 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Ui Drisceoil, Scoil na nOg and Colaiste An Phiarsaigh.
Where the 27 schools in and around Glanmire 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 Glanmire’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.
Who Glanmire’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 Glanmire | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 25% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 21% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 13% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 7% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 25% of the pupils around Glanmire, much as across Ireland (27%; Co. Cork: 18%). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 13% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is Mayfield Community School (362 pupils).
Each of the 27 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 Glanmire’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
21 of Glanmire’s 27 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (13), Bishop of Cork & Ross & COPE Foundation (3) and Cork ETB (2). 7 of the 27 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 9 patrons of Glanmire’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Bishop of Cork & Ross is patron of 13 of the 27 schools around Glanmire, which teach 45% of their pupils; 9 patrons run them in all. 3 are ETB schools.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossRiverstown, Glounthaune Mixed, S.N. Cill Ruadhain, S.N. Barra Naofa Cailini, Scoil Mhuire agus Eoin, S.N. Barra Naofa Bhuach, Scoil na Croise Naofa, Scoil Ursula, Lower Glanmire, Little Island, Gaelscoil Mhachan, St Killians Spec Sch, School of the Divine Child | Catholic | 13 | 3,305 |
| Bishop of Cork & Ross & COPE FoundationSt Bernadettes Spec Sch, St Paul's School, Scoil Eanna | Catholic | 3 | 290 |
| Cork ETBGlanmire, Nagle | Inter-denominational | 2 | 1,456 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn, Gaelscoil Ui Drisceoil | Multi-denominational | 2 | 774 |
| Gaelachas TeoColaiste An Phiarsaigh, Scoil na nOg | Catholic | 2 | 610 |
| Brothers of Charity (Southern Services) Brother John O'SheaScoil Triest, Cara Junior School | Catholic | 2 | 144 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossMayfield | Inter-denominational | 1 | 362 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustUrsuline College Blackrock | Catholic | 1 | 352 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COIScoil Naomh Micheal | Church of Ireland | 1 | 102 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Glanmire
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.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.
Which schools are growing
Between 2019/20 and now, 11 of the 20 grew by 5% or more and 7 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 20 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.
The 27 schools in and around Glanmire
Here are the schools in Glanmire or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Inspection reports for Glanmire’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
Each school is visited by inspectors from time to time, for a whole-school evaluation of teaching, learning and leadership, for one subject, or to follow up earlier advice, and every report is posted on gov.ie with the school’s response.
The reports describe what inspectors saw and what each school should do next. They give no overall grade, so none is shown here; the 27 schools below each link their own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Glanmire
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
34 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Glanmire: 24 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 3 community schools and one comprehensive school. 15 teach girls and boys apart: 9 girls’ and 6 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 0.9 km |
| Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,141 | 1.1 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 3.5 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 3.5 km |
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 4 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 4.9 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 5.2 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 5.4 km |
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 5.5 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 5.8 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 5.9 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 5.9 km |
All 34 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 6 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 6.1 km |
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 6.1 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 6.3 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 6.4 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 6.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 690 | 6.6 km |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 271 | 6.6 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 6.6 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 6.8 km |
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 6.9 km |
| St Peter's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 354 | 7 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 7.1 km |
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 7.2 km |
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 7.5 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 8.2 km |
| Carrigtwohill Post PrimaryETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 8.6 km |
| St Aloysius CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 765 | 8.8 km |
| Coláiste an Chroí NaofaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 461 | 9 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 9.6 km |
| Coláiste MuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 709 | 9.8 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 9.9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Glanmire
7 special schools serve the area: Scoil Triest, Cara Junior School, St Killians Spec Sch, St Bernadettes Spec Sch, School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa), St Paul's School and Scoil Eanna, 586 pupils between them. 12 of the 15 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.
Glanmire beside the 97 other Irish towns of 3,100 to 6,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 5 | 2,264 | 1 | 0% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Saggart | 4,573 | 23 | 9,161 | 3 | 61% | 0.7 km |
| Kilcoole | 4,569 | 8 | 3,046 | 0 | 0% | 0.6 km |
| Newcastle | 4,526 | 11 | 5,403 | 2 | 0% | 2.4 km |
| Gurranebraher | 4,502 | 64 | 19,573 | 6 | 55% | 0.6 km |
| Glanmire | 4,454 | 27 | 7,395 | 5 | 26% | 0.9 km |
| Tivoli | 4,449 | 76 | 23,233 | 10 | 45% | 1 km |
| Courtown | 4,365 | 1 | 304 | 0 | 100% | 5.4 km |
| Castlegar | 4,315 | 32 | 9,971 | 4 | 34% | 1.3 km |
| St Luke's | 4,278 | 70 | 20,531 | 6 | 51% | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Blackpool | 3,124 | 65 | 18,866 | 5 | 52% | 0.6 km |
Of these 97 other towns, 53 count more pupils at their schools than Glanmire. Within 3 km, 72 of these 98 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Glanmire
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Glanmire had 6,934 pupils in 2015/16 and 7,395 in 2025/26. Nagle Community College grew most: +61% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Glanmire
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 Glanmire
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glanmire | 27 | 7,395 | 5 | 26% | 0.9 km |
| Riverstown 1.6 km | 12 | 4,146 | 3 | 8% | 0.8 km |
| Ballyvolane 2.8 km | 60 | 16,728 | 8 | 45% | 1.9 km |
| Glounthaune 3.3 km | 32 | 10,210 | 4 | 19% | 3.7 km |
| Tivoli 3.5 km | 76 | 23,233 | 10 | 45% | 1 km |
| Mahon 3.7 km | 63 | 18,590 | 8 | 30% | 0.4 km |
| Mayfield 3.8 km | 65 | 19,177 | 6 | 45% | 0.3 km |
Tivoli has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Glanmire changed by +5%; among its neighbours, Glounthaune’s grew most (+10%) and Riverstown’s least (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Glanmire 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 Glanmire
How many schools are there in Glanmire?
In Glanmire or within 3 km of it: 15 primary schools, 5 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 7,395 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Glanmire that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Gaelscoil Ui Drisceoil, Scoil na nOg and Colaiste An Phiarsaigh teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Glanmire?
No: all 5 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Glanmire?
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 Glanmire?
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).