Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Mayfield has 3 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 45% of the schools around Mayfield, above both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). 19,177 pupils go to the 35 primary schools, 21 secondary schools and 9 special schools in or within 3 km of Mayfield. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never graded or ranked.
Schools in the town or within 3 km of its outline, Department of Education lists for 2025/26; the Ireland figures cover all schools listed.
What stands out about Mayfield’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 ↓
A wide choice at twelve
34 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Mayfield Community School (0.3 km), St Patricks College (1.2 km) and St Aidan's Community College (1.7 km). Post-primary choices ↓
One school growing fast
Of the schools here, Mayfield Community School has grown fastest, from 282 in 2019/20 to 362. Getting a place ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 65 schools in and around Mayfield
Every school in Mayfield or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Show all 35 primary schools
Where the 65 schools in and around Mayfield 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 Mayfield’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 Mayfield
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
6 of Mayfield’s 65 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Gaelcholáiste Mhuire.
Who Mayfield’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 Mayfield | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 41% | 18% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 11% | 8% | 6% |
| Girls | 51% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 54% | 33% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 21% | 7% | 6% |
More of the pupils around Mayfield are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 41% against 27% (Co. Cork: 18%). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 54% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, Coláiste Éamann Rís is the biggest: 811 pupils.
Each of the 65 schools
| School | Pupils | Girls | DEIS | All-Irish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school | 362 | 40% | ✓ | |
| St Killians Spec SchSpecial | 106 | 34% | ||
| Cara Junior SchoolSpecial | 72 | 19% | ||
| St Patricks CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 218 | 80% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa CPrimary | 128 | 100% | ✓ | |
| St Patricks B N.S.Primary | 152 | 0% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Padraig NaofaPrimary | 86 | 40% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnPrimary | 393 | 51% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Mharcuis BPrimary | 99 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire agus EoinPrimary | 304 | 46% | ✓ | |
| St Bernadettes Spec SchSpecial | 132 | 39% | ||
| St Lukes Mxd N.S.Primary | 96 | 55% | ||
| Scoil EannaSpecial | 66 | 48% | ||
| St Paul's SchoolSpecial | 92 | 43% | ||
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 403 | 47% | ||
| S.N. Bhreanndain CPrimary | 115 | 92% | ✓ | |
| Lower Glanmire N.S.Primary | 151 | 46% | ||
| Scoil OilibheirPrimary | 511 | 53% | ✓ | |
| Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 919 | 0% | ||
| Scoil MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 432 | 100% | ||
| St Aidan's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB | 309 | 46% | ✓ | |
| St. Angela's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 606 | 100% | ||
| North Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary | 288 | 52% | ✓ | |
| Gaelscoil Peig SayersPrimary | 280 | 58% | ✓ | ✓ |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 283 | 100% | ✓ | |
| St Vincents Convent N.S.Primary | 208 | 71% | ✓ | |
| School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa)Special | 46 | 50% | ||
| Gaelcholáiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | 47% | ✓ | ✓ |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 271 | 14% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorPrimary | 207 | 33% | ✓ | |
| Ashton SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | 539 | 52% | ||
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 578 | 54% | ✓ | |
| Coláiste DaibhéidPost-primary · ETB | 151 | 54% | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scoil AislinnSpecial | 36 | 19% | ||
| St Kevins SchoolSpecial | 10 | 10% | ||
| Cork Educate Together National SchoolPrimary | 193 | 54% | ||
| Ballintemple N.S.Primary | 250 | 53% | ||
| Scoil na nOgPrimary | 32 | 59% | ✓ | |
| Scoil TriestSpecial | 72 | 25% | ||
| Scoil Aiseiri ChriostPrimary | 232 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil IosagainPrimary | 222 | 0% | ✓ | |
| Scoil ColmcillePrimary | 264 | 32% | ✓ | |
| Nano Nagle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 161 | 51% | ✓ | |
| Our Lady of LourdesPrimary | 215 | 100% | ||
| Scoil Naomh MichealPrimary | 102 | 54% | ||
| Coláiste Chríost RíPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 502 | 0% | ||
| Ursuline College BlackrockPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 352 | 100% | ✓ | |
| Scoil UrsulaPrimary | 182 | 54% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Naomh MhuirePrimary | 312 | 55% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Naomh AntainePrimary | 581 | 0% | ||
| St Aloysius SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 323 | 100% | ||
| Presentation Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 692 | 0% | ||
| Bunscoil Chriost RiPrimary | 453 | 47% | ||
| Coláiste Éamann RísPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | 44% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Padre Pio N.S.Primary | 264 | 48% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Iosef NaofaPrimary | 215 | 0% | ||
| S.N. Barra NaofaPrimary | 75 | 47% | ||
| S.N. Barra Naofa CailiniPrimary | 316 | 99% | ||
| Greenmount Monastery N.S.Primary | 240 | 45% | ✓ | |
| S.N. Barra Naofa BhuachPrimary | 280 | 0% | ||
| Riverstown N.S.Primary | 666 | 47% | ||
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 700 | 100% | ||
| Scoil na Croise NaofaPrimary | 193 | 50% | ✓ | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid CPrimary | 374 | 100% | ||
| Regina Mundi CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | 564 | 100% |
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 Mayfield’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
54 of Mayfield’s 65 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (33), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (4) and Bishop of Cork & Ross & COPE Foundation (3). 29 of the 65 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 19 patrons of Mayfield’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
The schools around Mayfield answer to 19 patrons, and Bishop of Cork & Ross leads with 33 of the 65 schools and 43% of their pupils. 4 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs one.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Cork & RossRiverstown, S.N. Naomh Antaine, Scoil Oilibheir, Bunscoil Chriost Ri, Scoil Naomh Brid C, S.N. Barra Naofa Cailini, Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Scoil Mhuire agus Eoin, North Presentation Primary School, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, S.N. Barra Naofa Bhuach, Scoil Colmcille, Scoil Padre Pio, Ballintemple, Greenmount Monastery, Scoil Aiseiri Chriost, Scoil Iosagain, St Patricks College, Our Lady of Lourdes, S.N. Iosef Naofa, St Vincents Convent, Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior, Scoil na Croise Naofa, Scoil Ursula, St Patricks B, Lower Glanmire, S.N. Padraig Naofa C, S.N. Bhreanndain C, St Killians Spec Sch, S.N. Mharcuis B, S.N. Padraig Naofa, School of the Divine Child, St Kevins School | Catholic | 33 | 8,168 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustChristian Brothers College, Coláiste Éamann Rís, Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, North Monastery | Catholic | 4 | 2,691 |
| CEISTChrist King Girls', St Aloysius School, Nano Nagle College | Catholic | 3 | 1,184 |
| Bishop of Cork & Ross & COPE FoundationSt Bernadettes Spec Sch, St Paul's School, Scoil Eanna | Catholic | 3 | 290 |
| Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COIScoil Naomh Micheal, St Lukes Mxd, S.N. Barra Naofa | Church of Ireland | 3 | 273 |
| Presentation Brothers Schools TrustPresentation Brothers College, Coláiste Chríost Rí | Catholic | 2 | 1,194 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt. Angela's College, Ursuline College Blackrock | Catholic | 2 | 958 |
| Gaelachas TeoColaiste An Phiarsaigh, Scoil na nOg | Catholic | 2 | 610 |
| Cork ETBSt Aidan's, Coláiste Daibhéid | Inter-denominational, Multi-denominational | 2 | 460 |
| Brothers of Charity (Southern Services) Brother John O'SheaCara Junior School, Scoil Triest | Catholic | 2 | 144 |
| 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 |
| Educate TogetherCork Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn | Multi-denominational | 1 | 393 |
| Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossMayfield | Inter-denominational | 1 | 362 |
| Religious Sisters of CharitySt Vincent's | Catholic | 1 | 283 |
| Cork School ProjectCork Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 1 | 193 |
| COPE FoundationScoil Aislinn | Other | 1 | 36 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Mayfield
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
Between 2019/20 and now, 20 of the 56 grew by 5% or more and 22 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.
All 56 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 Mayfield’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
The Inspectorate inspects schools in several ways: a whole-school evaluation covers teaching, learning and how the school is led; a subject inspection looks at one subject; a follow-through checks on earlier advice. Reports go on gov.ie with the school’s reply.
Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 65 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 Mayfield
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Families in Mayfield have 34 post-primary schools within 10 km: 23 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 4 community schools and one comprehensive school. 14 of them are single-sex, 8 for girls and 6 for boys. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 362 | 0.3 km |
| St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 218 | 1.2 km |
| St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 309 | 1.7 km |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 403 | 1.8 km |
| Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 919 | 2.2 km |
| Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 432 | 2.3 km |
| St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 606 | 2.4 km |
| Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 539 | 2.5 km |
| Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 352 | 2.7 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 283 | 2.7 km |
| Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 690 | 2.8 km |
| North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 271 | 2.8 km |
All 34 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, Boarding | 578 | 2.9 km |
| Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 151 | 2.9 km |
| Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 161 | 3.1 km |
| Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 502 | 3.2 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 564 | 3.5 km |
| St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 323 | 3.5 km |
| Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 811 | 3.5 km |
| Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 692 | 3.6 km |
| Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 315 | 3.7 km |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 700 | 3.7 km |
| Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Boys | – | 605 | 4 km |
| Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,141 | 4.3 km |
| Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 190 | 4.3 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 302 | 4.5 km |
| Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 811 | 5.9 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 715 | 6.3 km |
| St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 730 | 6.7 km |
| Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 306 | 6.8 km |
| Coláiste an Chroí NaofaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 461 | 8 km |
| Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 1,124 | 8.4 km |
| St Peter's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 354 | 8.8 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Irish stream | 1,357 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Mayfield
9 special schools serve the area: St Killians Spec Sch, Cara Junior School, St Bernadettes Spec Sch, Scoil Eanna, St Paul's School, School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa), Scoil Aislinn, St Kevins School and Scoil Triest, 632 pupils between them. 26 of the 35 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.
Mayfield beside the 82 other Irish towns of 2,000 to 3,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 5 | 1,646 | 0 | 40% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Skibbereen | 2,903 | 5 | 1,562 | 1 | 0% | 0.8 km |
| Carna | 2,897 | 60 | 18,688 | 4 | 58% | 0.9 km |
| Ballybrack | 2,872 | 41 | 11,728 | 1 | 29% | 0.9 km |
| Gort | 2,870 | 5 | 1,467 | 1 | 20% | 0.7 km |
| Mayfield | 2,846 | 65 | 19,177 | 6 | 45% | 0.3 km |
| Sixmilebridge | 2,832 | 1 | 423 | 0 | 0% | 7.1 km |
| Edenmore | 2,831 | 71 | 20,216 | 5 | 41% | 0.9 km |
| Sunday's Well | 2,807 | 69 | 20,909 | 6 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 3 | 1,290 | 0 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Enniskerry | 2,000 | 10 | 2,487 | 0 | 20% | 2.9 km |
Among the 82 other towns, 4 have more pupils at their schools than Mayfield does. Within 3 km, 40 of these 83 towns have a school teaching through Irish.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Mayfield
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Mayfield had 19,193 pupils in 2015/16 and 19,177 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Coláiste Éamann Rís grew most: +149% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Mayfield
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 Mayfield
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | 65 | 19,177 | 6 | 45% | 0.3 km |
| Montenotte 0.8 km | 70 | 20,121 | 8 | 49% | 0.5 km |
| Tivoli 1 km | 76 | 23,233 | 10 | 45% | 1 km |
| The Glen 1.4 km | 66 | 19,000 | 5 | 50% | 0.5 km |
| Ballyvolane 1.6 km | 60 | 16,728 | 8 | 45% | 1.9 km |
| St Luke's 1.9 km | 70 | 20,531 | 6 | 51% | 0.1 km |
| Blackpool 2.1 km | 65 | 18,866 | 5 | 52% | 0.6 km |
Tivoli has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. Of Mayfield’s neighbours, St Luke's saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+1%) and Ballyvolane the least (−1%); Mayfield itself: +0%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Mayfield 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 Mayfield
How many schools are there in Mayfield?
In Mayfield or within 3 km of it: 35 primary schools, 21 secondary schools and 9 special schools, with 19,177 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Mayfield that teach through Irish?
Yes, 6: Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn, Gaelscoil Peig Sayers and Gaelcholáiste Mhuire teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Mayfield?
3 of the 21: Christian Brothers College, Scoil Mhuire and Presentation Brothers College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Mayfield?
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 Mayfield?
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).