Photo: Jack Barber · CC BY-SA 2.0More of the post-primaries around Lehenagh are single-sex than around Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 67%
Set beside other towns, Lehenagh comes out above both Co. Cork’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (39%). 8 of its 12 secondary schools take only boys or only girls. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Every school in the town or within 3 km of its outline, from the Department of Education’s lists for 2025/26; Ireland’s figures are every school in the lists.
What stands out about Lehenagh’s schools
One fee-paying secondary school
One secondary school within reach charges fees; the others are free. The fee-paying one: Presentation Brothers College (692). 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: Mount Mercy College (811), Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh (715), Christ King Girls' Secondary School (700) and Presentation Brothers College (692), and 4 more. Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
36 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Presentation Secondary School (2.3 km), Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh (2.7 km) and Christ King Girls' Secondary School (2.9 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
The 43 schools in and around Lehenagh
Each school in or within 3 km of Lehenagh links to a page of its own. Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Show all 27 primary schools
Where the 43 schools in and around Lehenagh 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 Lehenagh’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 Lehenagh
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
4 of Lehenagh’s 43 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Gaelscoil Ui Riada and Coláiste Daibhéid.
Who Lehenagh’s schools serve
How the area’s pupils divide, against 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 Lehenagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 27% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 77% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 11% | 7% | 6% |
The share of pupils at DEIS schools around Lehenagh, 27%, is close to Ireland’s 27% (Co. Cork: 18%). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 77% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is Coláiste Éamann Rís (811 pupils).
Each of the 43 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 Lehenagh’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
35 of Lehenagh’s 43 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (25), CEIST (4) and Presentation Brothers Schools Trust (3). 14 of the 43 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 13 patrons of Lehenagh’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
The schools around Lehenagh answer to 13 patrons, and Bishop of Cork & Ross leads with 25 of the 43 schools and 53% of their pupils. Education and Training Boards run 3 of them. Educate Together runs one.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossScoil Nioclais, S.N. Naomh Antaine, 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, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Muire Gan Smal C, Scoil Colmcille, S N an Spioraid Naomh C, Gaelscoil Ui Riada, S.N. Athair Maitiu C, S.N. B Togher Cork, Greenmount Monastery, S.N. Iosef Naofa, Our Lady of Lourdes, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Scoil Maria Assumpta, Realt na Maidine, St Kevins School | Catholic | 25 | 7,894 |
| CEISTMount Mercy College, Christ King Girls', St Aloysius School, Presentation | Catholic | 4 | 2,024 |
| Presentation Brothers Schools TrustColáiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Presentation Brothers College, Coláiste Chríost Rí | Catholic | 3 | 1,909 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossDouglas, Bishopstown | Inter-denominational | 2 | 911 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustColáiste Éamann Rís | Catholic | 1 | 811 |
| Regina Mundi (Cork) LtdRegina Mundi College | Catholic | 1 | 564 |
| Cork School ProjectCork Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 193 |
| Educate TogetherSouth Lee Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 162 |
| Cork ETBColáiste Daibhéid | Multi-denominational | 1 | 151 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COIS.N. Barra Naofa | Church of Ireland | 1 | 75 |
| Brothers of Charity (Southern Services) Brother John O'SheaSt Gabriels Special School | Catholic | 1 | 54 |
| 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 Lehenagh
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 fee-paying school here sets its 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
3 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 20 have shrunk by as much, out of 38; across Ireland: +5%.
All 38 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 Lehenagh’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
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 43 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 Lehenagh
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Families in Lehenagh have 36 post-primary schools within 10 km: 24 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 5 community schools and one comprehensive school. Of these, 14 are single-sex: 8 for girls and 6 for boys. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 4 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 2.3 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 2.7 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 2.9 km |
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 3 km |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 306 | 3.2 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 3.3 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 3.3 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 3.5 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 3.6 km |
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 3.7 km |
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 3.7 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 3.8 km |
All 36 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 4.1 km |
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 4.4 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 4.5 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 4.5 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 4.6 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 4.7 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 4.9 km |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 271 | 4.9 km |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 690 | 5 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 5.3 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 5.4 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 6.2 km |
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 6.2 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 6.6 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 6.7 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Irish stream | 1,357 | 6.7 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui LeighinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 302 | 7.5 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 7.9 km |
| Ballincollig Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 987 | 8.1 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary School BallincolligVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 254 | 8.2 km |
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 8.7 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 1,124 | 8.9 km |
| Carrigaline Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,072 | 8.9 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 580 | 9.8 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Lehenagh
4 special schools serve the area: Cork University Hos School, St Kevins School, St Gabriels Special School and Scoil Aislinn, 117 pupils between them. 20 of the 27 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.
Lehenagh beside the 95 other Irish towns of 2,900 to 5,600 people
Towns of a similar size, with the schools in or within 3 km of each; ordered by population, never ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knocknaheeny | 5,592 | 59 | 18,265 | 5 | 59% | 0.5 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 |
| Lehenagh | 4,154 | 43 | 14,801 | 4 | 33% | 2.3 km |
| Mervue | 4,126 | 30 | 9,041 | 4 | 37% | 0.9 km |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 46 | 15,489 | 5 | 48% | 0.7 km |
| Montenotte | 4,113 | 70 | 20,121 | 8 | 49% | 0.5 km |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 52 | 19,628 | 7 | 33% | 1.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Skibbereen | 2,903 | 5 | 1,562 | 1 | 0% | 0.8 km |
Among the 95 other towns, 27 have more pupils at their schools than Lehenagh does. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 62 of the 96.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Lehenagh
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Lehenagh had 15,427 pupils in 2015/16 and 14,801 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Coláiste Éamann Rís grew most: +149% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Lehenagh
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 Lehenagh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehenagh | 43 | 14,801 | 4 | 33% | 2.3 km |
| Inishkenny 1.5 km | 43 | 16,164 | 4 | 35% | 1.4 km |
| Togher 1.6 km | 60 | 20,680 | 6 | 45% | 1 km |
| Frankfield and Grange 2.1 km | 58 | 20,798 | 6 | 24% | 2 km |
| Turner's Cross 2.3 km | 77 | 24,127 | 7 | 44% | 0.3 km |
| Glasheen 2.5 km | 66 | 21,351 | 6 | 50% | 1.1 km |
| Bishopstown 2.9 km | 54 | 18,909 | 6 | 50% | 0.3 km |
Turner's Cross has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. The roll around Lehenagh moved −3% since 2019/20; nearby, Inishkenny grew most (+2%) and Glasheen least (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Lehenagh 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 Lehenagh
How many schools are there in Lehenagh?
In Lehenagh or within 3 km of it: 27 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 4 special schools, with 14,801 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Lehenagh that teach through Irish?
Yes, 4: Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Gaelscoil Ui Riada and Coláiste Daibhéid teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Lehenagh?
1 of the 12: Presentation Brothers College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Lehenagh?
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 Lehenagh?
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).