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Schools in and around The Glen · Department of Education

The Glen has 3 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it

The DEIS programme includes 50% of the schools around The Glen, above both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). 33 of its 66 schools are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, against 30% across Ireland. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never graded or ranked.

Schools
66
in or within 3 km of The Glen
1 inside the town itself
Pupils
19,000
+0% since 2019/20
Ireland: +5%
Teach through Irish
5 of 66
teach every subject through Irish
Ireland: 8%
DEIS
33 of 66
get extra support for disadvantaged areas
Ireland: 30%
School Grade
Not graded
no school results are published (Education Act 1998, s.53)

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 · In brief

What stands out about The Glen’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 ↓

Extra support for many schools

Many schools here are in DEIS, which gives schools in disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and help; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: Coláiste Éamann Rís (811), Gaelcholáiste Mhuire (690), Scoil Oilibheir (511) and Mayfield Community School (362), and 29 more. Who runs them ↓

A wide choice at twelve

33 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: St Aidan's Community College (0.5 km), St Patricks College (1.1 km) and Mayfield Community School (1.3 km). Post-primary choices ↓

From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.

Every school

The 66 schools in and around The Glen

Here are the schools in The Glen or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.

Secondary schools0 in The Glen, 22 within 3 km
St Aidan's Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational
DEIS
309 pupils−23% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town
St Patricks College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEIS
218 pupils−14% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town
Mayfield Community School
Post-primary · Community school · Inter-denominational
DEIS
362 pupils+28% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town
Cork Educate Together Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Multi-denominational
403 pupils+54% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town
Christian Brothers College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
BoysFee-paying
919 pupils+1% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town
Gaelcholáiste Mhuire
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
GaelcholáisteDEIS
690 pupils+20% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
Scoil Mhuire
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
GirlsFee-paying
432 pupils+2% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
St. Angela's College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Girls
606 pupils+4% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
North Monastery Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEIS
271 pupils−22% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
St Vincent's Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISGirls
283 pupils+39% since 2019/200.9 km outside the town
Nano Nagle College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEIS
161 pupils−18% since 2019/201 km outside the town
Coláiste Daibhéid
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
GaelcholáisteDEIS
151 pupils−28% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
Ashton School
Post-primary · Comprehensive · Church of Ireland
539 pupils+2% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town
Presentation Brothers College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
BoysFee-paying
692 pupils−3% since 2019/202 km outside the town
Coláiste Chríost Rí
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Boys
502 pupils−13% since 2019/202 km outside the town
St Aloysius School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Girls
323 pupils+5% since 2019/202 km outside the town
Coláiste Éamann Rís
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEIS
811 pupils+149% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
Terence Mac Swiney Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational
DEIS
302 pupils+81% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town
Christ King Girls' Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Girls
700 pupils−10% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town
Presentation Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEIS
190 pupils−18% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town
Regina Mundi College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Girls
564 pupils−0% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town
Ursuline College Blackrock
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISGirls
352 pupils+45% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town
Primary schools1 in The Glen, 35 within 3 km
S.N. Mharcuis B
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoysSpecial classes
99 pupils−1% since 2019/20
Scoil Oilibheir
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
511 pupils−6% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town
S.N. Bhreanndain C
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
115 pupils+16% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town
S.N. Padraig Naofa C
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
128 pupils−27% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town
St Patricks B N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoysSpecial classes
152 pupils−28% since 2019/200.2 km outside the town
S.N. Padraig Naofa
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
86 pupils−31% since 2019/200.2 km outside the town
St Lukes Mxd N.S.
Primary · Church of Ireland
Special classes
96 pupils+16% since 2019/200.4 km outside the town
Gaelscoil Peig Sayers
Primary · Catholic
GaelscoilDEISSpecial classes
280 pupils+0% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town
Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn
Primary · Multi-denominational
Gaelscoil
393 pupils+7% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town
Scoil Aiseiri Chriost
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirlsSpecial classes
232 pupils−25% since 2019/200.9 km outside the town
Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
207 pupils+54% since 2019/200.9 km outside the town
North Presentation Primary School
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
288 pupils+27% since 2019/200.9 km outside the town
Scoil Iosagain
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoysSpecial classes
222 pupils−33% since 2019/201 km outside the town
St Vincents Convent N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
208 pupils−23% since 2019/201 km outside the town
Scoil Colmcille
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
264 pupils+22% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town
Cork Educate Together National School
Primary · Multi-denominational
193 pupils−8% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
Scoil Padre Pio N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
264 pupils−9% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
Scoil Mhuire agus Eoin
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
304 pupils+20% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
Scoil Naomh Mhuire
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
312 pupils+1% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town
Our Lady of Lourdes
Primary · Catholic
Girls
215 pupils−9% since 2019/202 km outside the town
Ballintemple N.S.
Primary · Catholic
250 pupils+11% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
S.N. Iosef Naofa
Primary · Catholic
BoysSpecial classes
215 pupils−0% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
Bunscoil Chriost Ri
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
453 pupils−4% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
S.N. Barra Naofa
Primary · Church of Ireland
75 pupils−16% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town
Show all 36 primary schools
Special schools0 in The Glen, 8 within 3 km
Who runs them

Who runs The Glen’s schools

Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.

54 of The Glen’s 66 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Bishop of Cork & Ross (34), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (4) and CEIST (4). 33 of the 66 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).

CatholicChurch of Ireland and other ProtestantMulti- and inter-denominationalOther faiths
Primary schools 36 schools86%
Secondary schools 22 schools73%
Special schools 8 schools88%
All of The Glen’s schools 66 schools82%
Ireland 3,938 schools80%

Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.

Map

Where the 66 schools in and around The Glen 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 The Glen’s outline; schools within 3 km of it count.

St Kevins School · Catholic · 10 pupilsScoil Aislinn · Other · 36 pupilsSchool of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa) · Catholic · 46 pupilsScoil Eanna · Catholic · 66 pupilsCara Junior School · Catholic · 72 pupilsSt Paul's School · Catholic · 92 pupilsSt Killians Spec Sch · Catholic · 106 pupilsSt Bernadettes Spec Sch · Catholic · 132 pupilsS.N. Barra Naofa · Church of Ireland · 75 pupilsS.N. Padraig Naofa · Catholic · 86 pupilsSt Lukes Mxd N.S. · Church of Ireland · 96 pupilsS.N. Mharcuis B · Catholic · 99 pupilsScoil Naomh Micheal · Church of Ireland · 102 pupilsS.N. Bhreanndain C · Catholic · 115 pupilsS.N. Padraig Naofa C · Catholic · 128 pupilsColáiste Daibhéid · Multi-denominational · 151 pupilsLower Glanmire N.S. · Catholic · 151 pupilsSt Patricks B N.S. · Catholic · 152 pupilsNano Nagle College · Catholic · 161 pupilsScoil Maria Assumpta · Catholic · 168 pupilsScoil Ursula · Catholic · 182 pupilsPresentation Secondary School · Catholic · 190 pupilsCork Educate Together National School · Multi-denominational · 193 pupilsGaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa · Catholic · 193 pupilsScoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoine · Catholic · 195 pupilsScoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior · Catholic · 207 pupilsSt Vincents Convent N.S. · Catholic · 208 pupilsOur Lady of Lourdes · Catholic · 215 pupilsS.N. Iosef Naofa · Catholic · 215 pupilsSt Patricks College · Catholic · 218 pupilsScoil Iosagain · Catholic · 222 pupilsScoil Aiseiri Chriost · Catholic · 232 pupilsGreenmount Monastery N.S. · Catholic · 240 pupilsBallintemple N.S. · Catholic · 250 pupilsScoil Colmcille · Catholic · 264 pupilsScoil Padre Pio N.S. · Catholic · 264 pupilsNorth Monastery Secondary School · Catholic · 271 pupilsGaelscoil Peig Sayers · Catholic · 280 pupilsS.N. Barra Naofa Bhuach · Catholic · 280 pupilsSt Vincent's Secondary School · Catholic · 283 pupilsNorth Presentation Primary School · Catholic · 288 pupilsTerence Mac Swiney Community College · Inter-denominational · 302 pupilsScoil Mhuire agus Eoin · Catholic · 304 pupilsSt Aidan's Community College · Inter-denominational · 309 pupilsScoil Naomh Mhuire · Catholic · 312 pupilsS.N. Mhuire · Catholic · 316 pupilsS.N. Barra Naofa Cailini · Catholic · 316 pupilsSt Aloysius School · Catholic · 323 pupilsUrsuline College Blackrock · Catholic · 352 pupilsMayfield Community School · Inter-denominational · 362 pupilsScoil Naomh Brid C · Catholic · 374 pupilsGaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn · Multi-denominational · 393 pupilsCork Educate Together Secondary School · Multi-denominational · 403 pupilsScoil Mhuire · Catholic · 432 pupilsBunscoil Chriost Ri · Catholic · 453 pupilsColáiste Chríost Rí · Catholic · 502 pupilsScoil Oilibheir · Catholic · 511 pupilsAshton School · Church of Ireland · 539 pupilsRegina Mundi College · Catholic · 564 pupilsS.N. Naomh Antaine · Catholic · 581 pupilsSt. Angela's College · Catholic · 606 pupilsGaelcholáiste Mhuire · Catholic · 690 pupilsPresentation Brothers College · Catholic · 692 pupilsChrist King Girls' Secondary School · Catholic · 700 pupilsColáiste Éamann Rís · Catholic · 811 pupilsChristian Brothers College · Catholic · 919 pupils© OpenStreetMap contributors
PrimaryPost-primarySpecialSize: pupilsCatholicChurch of Ireland and other ProtestantMulti- and inter-denominationalOther faiths

Places from the Department of Education’s school lists (its own coordinates for all but a handful); map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Language

Teaching through Irish in and around The Glen

The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.

All-Irish 58%
Partly in Irish 46%
English-medium 5786%

5 of The Glen’s 66 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn and Gaelcholáiste Mhuire.

Who goes there

Who The Glen’s schools serve

How the area’s pupils divide, against Co. Cork’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26

Pupils at DEIS schools46%
Pupils at all-Irish schools9%
Girls52%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools55%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools21%

Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.

DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools

Primary pupils54%
Post-primary pupils42%
Share of pupilsAround The GlenCo. CorkIreland
Pupils at DEIS schools46%18%27%
Pupils at all-Irish schools9%8%6%
Girls52%49%49%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools55%33%29%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools21%7%6%

DEIS schools teach 46% of the pupils around The Glen, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Cork: 18%). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 55% against 29%. Coláiste Éamann Rís, with 811 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.

Each of the 66 schools
SchoolPupilsGirlsDEISAll-Irish
S.N. Mharcuis BPrimary990%✓
Scoil OilibheirPrimary51153%✓
St Aidan's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB30946%✓
S.N. Bhreanndain CPrimary11592%✓
St Patricks CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary21880%✓
S.N. Padraig Naofa CPrimary128100%✓
St Patricks B N.S.Primary1520%✓
S.N. Padraig NaofaPrimary8640%✓
Mayfield Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school36240%✓
Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary40347%
St Lukes Mxd N.S.Primary9655%
Gaelscoil Peig SayersPrimary28058%✓✓
Gaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnPrimary39351%✓
Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary9190%
Gaelcholáiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary69047%✓✓
Scoil MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary432100%
St. Angela's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary606100%
North Monastery Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary27114%✓
Scoil Aiseiri ChriostPrimary232100%✓
St Vincent's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary283100%✓
Scoil EannaSpecial6648%
Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorPrimary20733%✓
North Presentation Primary SchoolPrimary28852%✓
St Bernadettes Spec SchSpecial13239%
Scoil IosagainPrimary2220%✓
Nano Nagle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary16151%✓
St Paul's SchoolSpecial9243%
St Vincents Convent N.S.Primary20871%✓
St Killians Spec SchSpecial10634%
Cara Junior SchoolSpecial7219%
Scoil ColmcillePrimary26432%✓
Cork Educate Together National SchoolPrimary19354%
Scoil Padre Pio N.S.Primary26448%✓
Coláiste DaibhéidPost-primary · ETB15154%✓✓
Scoil Mhuire agus EoinPrimary30446%✓
St Kevins SchoolSpecial1010%
Ashton SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive53952%
Scoil AislinnSpecial3619%
Scoil Naomh MhuirePrimary31255%✓
Our Lady of LourdesPrimary215100%
Presentation Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary6920%
Coláiste Chríost RíPost-primary · Voluntary secondary5020%
St Aloysius SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary323100%
School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa)Special4650%
Ballintemple N.S.Primary25053%
Coláiste Éamann RísPost-primary · Voluntary secondary81144%✓
S.N. Iosef NaofaPrimary2150%
Bunscoil Chriost RiPrimary45347%
S.N. Barra NaofaPrimary7547%
Greenmount Monastery N.S.Primary24045%✓
S.N. Naomh AntainePrimary5810%
Lower Glanmire N.S.Primary15146%
Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegePost-primary · ETB30252%✓
Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary700100%
Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoinePrimary19551%✓
Scoil Naomh MichealPrimary10254%
S.N. MhuirePrimary31648%
Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaPrimary19353%✓✓
S.N. Barra Naofa CailiniPrimary31699%
Scoil Naomh Brid CPrimary374100%
Presentation Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary19087%✓
S.N. Barra Naofa BhuachPrimary2800%
Regina Mundi CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary564100%
Ursuline College BlackrockPost-primary · Voluntary secondary352100%✓
Scoil Maria AssumptaPrimary168100%✓
Scoil UrsulaPrimary18254%✓

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.

Patrons

The 19 patrons of The Glen’s schools

The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.

The schools around The Glen answer to 19 patrons, and Bishop of Cork & Ross leads with 34 of the 66 schools and 41% of their pupils. 5 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs one.

PatronEthosSchoolsPupils
Bishop of Cork & RossS.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 Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoine, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa, Scoil Ursula, Scoil Maria Assumpta, 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 SchoolCatholic347,865
Edmund Rice Schools TrustChristian Brothers College, Coláiste Éamann Rís, Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, North MonasteryCatholic42,691
CEISTChrist King Girls', St Aloysius School, Presentation, Nano Nagle CollegeCatholic41,374
Cork ETBSt Aidan's, Terence Mac Swiney, Coláiste DaibhéidInter-denominational, Multi-denominational3762
Bishop of Cork & Ross & COPE FoundationSt Bernadettes Spec Sch, St Paul's School, Scoil EannaCatholic3290
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COIScoil Naomh Micheal, St Lukes Mxd, S.N. Barra NaofaChurch of Ireland3273
Presentation Brothers Schools TrustPresentation Brothers College, Coláiste Chríost RíCatholic21,194
Le Chéile Schools TrustSt. Angela's College, Ursuline College BlackrockCatholic2958
Regina Mundi (Cork) LtdRegina Mundi CollegeCatholic1564
Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI/ Cork ETBAshton SchoolChurch of Ireland1539
Named IndividualScoil MhuireCatholic1432
Educate TogetherCork Educate TogetherMulti-denominational1403
An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnMulti-denominational1393
Cork ETB & Bishop of Cork and RossMayfieldInter-denominational1362
Bishop of CloyneS.N. MhuireCatholic1316
Religious Sisters of CharitySt Vincent'sCatholic1283
Cork School ProjectCork Educate TogetherMulti-denominational1193
Brothers of Charity (Southern Services) Brother John O'SheaCara Junior SchoolCatholic172
COPE FoundationScoil AislinnOther136

Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.

Getting a place

How children get a place in The Glen

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, 19 of the 58 grew by 5% or more and 24 shrank as much, while Ireland’s pupil numbers moved +5%.

Coláiste Éamann Rís+149%
Terence Mac Swiney+81%
Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior+54%
Cork Educate Together+54%
Ursuline College Blackrock+45%
St Vincent's+39%
Mayfield+28%
North Presentation Primary School+27%
Scoil Ursula+26%
S.N. Barra Naofa Cailini+22%
All 58 schools
Scoil Colmcille+22%
Scoil Naomh Micheal+21%
Gaelcholáiste Mhuire+20%
Scoil Mhuire agus Eoin+20%
Lower Glanmire+19%
S.N. Bhreanndain C+16%
St Lukes Mxd+16%
Ballintemple+11%
Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn+7%
St Aloysius School+5%
St. Angela's College+4%
Ashton School+2%
Scoil Mhuire+2%
Greenmount Monastery+1%
Christian Brothers College+1%
Scoil Naomh Mhuire+1%
Scoil Maria Assumpta+1%
Gaelscoil Peig Sayers+0%
Regina Mundi College−0%
S.N. Iosef Naofa−0%
S.N. Mharcuis B−1%
Presentation Brothers College−3%
S.N. Barra Naofa Bhuach−4%
Bunscoil Chriost Ri−4%
Scoil Oilibheir−6%
Cork Educate Together−8%
Our Lady of Lourdes−9%
Scoil Padre Pio−9%
Christ King Girls'−10%
Coláiste Chríost Rí−13%
S.N. Mhuire−13%
St Patricks College−14%
Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa−14%
S.N. Barra Naofa−16%
Nano Nagle College−18%
Presentation−18%
S.N. Naomh Antaine−22%
North Monastery−22%
St Aidan's−23%
St Vincents Convent−23%
Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoine−24%
Scoil Aiseiri Chriost−25%
S.N. Padraig Naofa C−27%
Scoil Naomh Brid C−27%
Coláiste Daibhéid−28%
St Patricks B−28%
S.N. Padraig Naofa−31%
Scoil Iosagain−33%

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.

Inspections

Inspection reports for The Glen’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 66 schools below each link their own.

SchoolReports on gov.ie
S.N. Mharcuis BPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil OilibheirPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Aidan's Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
S.N. Bhreanndain CPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Patricks CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Padraig Naofa CPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Patricks B N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Padraig NaofaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Mayfield Community SchoolPost-primary · Community schoolInspection reports ↗
Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St Lukes Mxd N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Peig SayersPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil an Ghoirt AlainnPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Christian Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelcholáiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St. Angela's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
North Monastery Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Aiseiri ChriostPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Vincent's Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil EannaSpecialInspection reports ↗
Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys SeniorPrimaryInspection reports ↗
North Presentation Primary SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Bernadettes Spec SchSpecialInspection reports ↗
Scoil IosagainPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Nano Nagle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St Paul's SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
St Vincents Convent N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Killians Spec SchSpecialInspection reports ↗
Cara Junior SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
Scoil ColmcillePrimaryInspection reports ↗
Cork Educate Together National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Padre Pio N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Coláiste DaibhéidPost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Scoil Mhuire agus EoinPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Kevins SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
Ashton SchoolPost-primary · ComprehensiveInspection reports ↗
Scoil AislinnSpecialInspection reports ↗
Scoil Naomh MhuirePrimaryInspection reports ↗
Our Lady of LourdesPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Presentation Brothers CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Coláiste Chríost RíPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St Aloysius SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa)SpecialInspection reports ↗
Ballintemple N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Coláiste Éamann RísPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Iosef NaofaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Bunscoil Chriost RiPrimaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Barra NaofaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Greenmount Monastery N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Naomh AntainePrimaryInspection reports ↗
Lower Glanmire N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Mhuire ar Chnoc hAoinePrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Naomh MichealPrimaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. MhuirePrimaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh NaofaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Barra Naofa CailiniPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Naomh Brid CPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Presentation Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Barra Naofa BhuachPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Regina Mundi CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Ursuline College BlackrockPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Maria AssumptaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil UrsulaPrimaryInspection reports ↗

Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.

Post-primary choices

Post-primary schools within reach of The Glen

Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school

Within 10 km of The Glen there are 33 post-primary schools: 23 voluntary secondary schools, 6 ETB schools, 3 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 3 of them.

Within 10 km
33
post-primary schools; 22 in the area
Single-sex
14
of the 33 within reach
Nearest
0.5 km
St Aidan's Community College
SchoolTakesAlsoPupilsAway
St Aidan's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS3090.5 km
St Patricks CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2181.1 km
Mayfield Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS3621.3 km
Cork Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–4031.4 km
Christian Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying9191.6 km
Gaelcholáiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, DEIS6901.6 km
St Vincent's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS2831.7 km
North Monastery Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2711.7 km
St. Angela's CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–6061.7 km
Scoil MhuireVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsFee-paying4321.7 km
Nano Nagle CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS1611.8 km
Coláiste DaibhéidETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, DEIS1512.6 km
All 33 post-primary schools within reach
SchoolTakesAlsoPupilsAway
Presentation Brothers CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying6922.7 km
Ashton SchoolComprehensive · Church of IrelandGirls and boys–5392.8 km
St Aloysius SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–3232.8 km
Coláiste Chríost RíVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–5023.1 km
Coláiste Éamann RísVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS8113.1 km
Terence Mac Swiney Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS3023.3 km
Christ King Girls' Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–7003.6 km
Presentation Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS1903.9 km
Ursuline College BlackrockVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS3523.9 km
Regina Mundi CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–5644 km
Colaiste An PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, Boarding5784.3 km
Douglas Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalBoys–6054.5 km
Mount Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–8114.9 km
Nagle Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS3154.9 km
Coláiste an Spioraid NaoimhVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–7155.4 km
Glanmire Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–1,1415.5 km
Bishopstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS3065.8 km
Scoil Mhuire gan SmalVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boys–1,1247 km
Coláiste an Chroí NaofaVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boys–4617.5 km
St Francis Capuchin CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–7307.9 km
Coláiste ChoilmETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysIrish stream1,3578.7 km

Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.

Special needs

Special schools and classes around The Glen

8 special schools serve the area: Scoil Eanna, St Bernadettes Spec Sch, St Paul's School, St Killians Spec Sch, Cara Junior School, St Kevins School, Scoil Aislinn and School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa), 560 pupils between them. 27 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.

Towns its size

The Glen beside the 100 other Irish towns of 4,300 to 8,300 people

Towns of a similar size, with the schools in or within 3 km of each; ordered by population, never ranked

TownPeopleSchoolsPupilsAll-IrishDEIS schoolsNearest post-primary
Cherry Orchard8,2807826,412454%1.2 km
…
Marino6,27211732,982951%0.2 km
Sallins6,26995,83210%2.3 km
Dock6,2584515,206549%0.3 km
Lisduggan6,2162911,782145%0.2 km
The Glen6,1196619,000550%0.5 km
Passage West-Monkstown6,051164,43806%0.1 km
Kinsale5,99152,26410%0.5 km
Glasheen5,9816621,351650%1.1 km
Ayrfield5,8637320,467540%0.6 km
…
Castlegar4,315329,971434%1.3 km

Among the 100 other towns, 30 have more pupils at their schools than The Glen does. Within 3 km, 87 of these 101 towns have a school teaching through Irish.

Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers around The Glen

Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.

The schools in and around The Glen had 19,184 pupils in 2015/16 and 19,000 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Coláiste Éamann Rís grew most: +149% since 2019/20.

Pupils at schools in and around The Glen

05,00010,00015,00020,0002015/162018/192021/222025/26Pupils

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.

Neighbours

Schools in the towns around The Glen

For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.

BlackpoolFarranreeMayfieldMontenotteSt Luke'sShandonBlackpoolFarranreeMayfieldMontenotteSt Luke'sShandonThe Glen
TownSchoolsPupilsAll-IrishDEIS schoolsNearest post-primary
The Glen6619,000550%0.5 km
Blackpool
1.1 km
6518,866552%0.6 km
Farranree
1.3 km
5716,957556%0.4 km
Mayfield
1.4 km
6519,177645%0.3 km
Montenotte
1.4 km
7020,121849%0.5 km
St Luke's
1.5 km
7020,531651%0.1 km
Shandon
1.8 km
6319,030552%0.4 km

Montenotte has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 8. Since 2019/20 the pupils around The Glen changed by +0%; among its neighbours, St Luke's’s grew most (+1%) and Farranree’s least (−1%).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Which schools count. Every school in The Glen 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 The Glen

How many schools are there in The Glen?

In The Glen or within 3 km of it: 36 primary schools, 22 secondary schools and 8 special schools, with 19,000 pupils between them.

Are there schools in The Glen that teach through Irish?

Yes, 5: Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn and Gaelcholáiste Mhuire teach every subject through Irish.

Are there fee-paying secondary schools near The Glen?

3 of the 22: Christian Brothers College, Scoil Mhuire and Presentation Brothers College. The others are free.

What is the best school in The Glen?

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 The Glen?

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).