Little Angels Spec Sch
Knocknamona, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal · F92 PK60 · Roll number 19724A
Little Angels Spec Sch is one of 2 special schools in or within 3 km of Letterkenny. Every school in and around Letterkenny →
What stands out about Little Angels Spec Sch
- One of the larger special schools: 145 pupils, against a typical 58.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 145 pupils, 49% more than the 97 of 2019/20.
- 34 girls and 111 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is Little Angels Association Letterkenny; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Little Angels Spec Sch had 145 pupils in 2025/26, against 94 in 2015/16 (+54%). Girls are 23% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Little Angels Spec Sch
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Little Angels Spec Sch is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
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Inspection reports on Little Angels Spec Sch
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Little Angels Spec Sch
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Little Angels Spec Sch follow a professional report on the child’s needs; the National Council for Special Education’s local special educational needs organiser helps families apply.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Little Angels Spec Sch has grown by 49% since 2019/20. All the schools around Letterkenny together changed by +18%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest special schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Little Angels Spec Sch has more pupils than any of the 1 nearest special schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +49%; 1 of the 1 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Angels Spec Sch | 145 | +49% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Bernadette Spec Sch | 129 | +102% | Catholic | English | 1.5 km |
Living in Letterkenny
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F92 Eircode area
Housing in Letterkenny →The median sale price rose from €188,000 in 2023 to €214,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F92 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Letterkenny
Cost of living in Letterkenny →New tenancies in Letterkenny averaged €1,138 a month in 2025, against €1,043 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Letterkenny, F92 PK60
Special schools near Little Angels Spec Sch
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Little Angels Spec Sch
Is Little Angels Spec Sch a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Little Angels Spec Sch have?
145 pupils in 2025/26. That is +49% since 2019/20.
Does Little Angels Spec Sch teach through Irish?
No: Little Angels Spec Sch teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Little Angels Spec Sch?
Little Angels Spec Sch has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Little Angels Association Letterkenny.
How do pupils get a place at Little Angels Spec Sch?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Little Angels Spec Sch?
The nearest are St Bernadette Spec Sch (1.5 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Letterkenny; nothing here rates the school.
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).