Photo: National Library of Ireland on The Commons · Public domain3 of the secondary schools in and around Ashtown charge fees
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 52% of the schools around Ashtown, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 50 of its 97 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.
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 Ashtown’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: Belvedere College S.J (1,011), Castleknock College (771) and Mount Sackville Secondary School (636). 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: St Mary's Secondary School (830), St Michaels Secondary School (646), Beneavin De La Salle College (585) and Scoil Chaitriona (523), and 46 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 115 post-primary schools within 10 km of the town, of more than one kind; each admits on its own published policy, so applying to more than one is common. The nearest: St Dominics College (0.7 km), St Declan's College (1.1 km) and Coláiste Mhuire (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 97 schools in and around Ashtown
Here are the schools in Ashtown or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
Show all 62 primary schools
Who runs Ashtown’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
77 of Ashtown’s 97 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (52), Le Chéile Schools Trust (7) and Educate Together (7). 50 of the 97 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.
Where the 97 schools in and around Ashtown 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 Ashtown’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 Ashtown
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
8 of Ashtown’s 97 schools teach every subject through Irish: Coláiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Bharra and Gaelscoil Ui Earcain.
Who Ashtown’s schools serve
The pupils at the area’s schools by share, beside Co. Dublin’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 Ashtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 48% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 47% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 58% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 19% | 18% | 6% |
48% of the pupils around Ashtown are at a DEIS school, more than the 27% across Ireland (28% in Co. Dublin). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 58% against 29%. St Mary's Secondary School, with 830 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 97 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.
The 19 patrons of Ashtown’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 52 of the 97 schools around Ashtown, which teach 41% of their pupils; 19 patrons run them in all. 4 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Brigids Mxd, Scoil Thomais, Mother of Divine Grace, St Canices G, St Patricks N School, St Peters, St Brigids Convent, Scoil na Croi Naofa, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Columbas Con G & I, St Canices B, Mary, Help of Christians G., S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, St. James's Primary School, S N Naomh Finnin, Scoil Mobhi, St. Vincent's Primary School, Scoil Bride C, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, St Patricks, Inchicore, Scoil Bride B, Goldenbridge Convent, S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior, St Audoens, St Gabriels, Scoil Mhuire, Presentation Primary School, St Michaels Spec School, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, St Josephs G, St Brigids Infant, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Catherines Infant School, St Brigids Senior Girls, Holy Family School for the Deaf, St Malachys, St Kevins B, Fionnbarra Naofa B., Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, St Oliver Plunkett, Christ the King B, St John of God Sp Sch, Christ the King Girls Senior School, St Vincents Home NS, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, Christ the King I G, Casa Caterina S S, Henrietta Street School | Catholic | 52 | 11,796 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustLe Cheile, St Mary's, St Dominics College, St Michaels, Mount Sackville, Beneavin De La Salle College, Scoil Chaitriona | Catholic | 7 | 4,954 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustEdmund Rice College, St Declan's College, St Kevins College, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, Coláiste Mhuire, C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S. | Catholic | 7 | 3,241 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Glasnevin Educate Together NS, Canal Way Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Pelletstown ETNS, Castleknock Educate Together NS, Paradise Place ETNS | Multi-denominational | 7 | 2,702 |
| City of Dublin ETBKylemore College, Cabra, Coláiste Eoin, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational | 4 | 1,056 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIScoil Naisunta Chnuacha, Finglas Parochial, Glasnevin, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 4 | 405 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Ui Earcain, Gaelscoil Bharra, Gaelscoil Áine | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 636 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Castleknock College | Catholic | 1 | 771 |
| Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross College | Catholic | 1 | 417 |
| Islamic Foundation of IrelandNorth Dublin Muslim | Muslim | 1 | 391 |
| CEISTMercy | Catholic | 1 | 349 |
| The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 214 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc | Catholic | 1 | 64 |
| Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 62 |
| Health Service ExecutivePhoenix Park Specialist School | Catholic | 1 | 17 |
| CrosscareYouth Encounter Project | Catholic | 1 | 14 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Ashtown
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
Of these 84 schools, 29 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 35 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 84 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 Ashtown’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and 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 97 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 Ashtown
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
Within 10 km of Ashtown there are 115 post-primary schools: 78 voluntary secondary schools, 28 ETB schools, 7 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 46 of them are single-sex, 26 for girls and 20 for boys. Fees are charged at 18 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 6 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 0.7 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 1.1 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 1.2 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 1.6 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 1.8 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 1.9 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 2.2 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 2.2 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 2.7 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 2.8 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 3 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 3 km |
All 115 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 3 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 3.2 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 3.5 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 3.6 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 3.7 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 3.8 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 4 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 4 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 4 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 4 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.1 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 4.1 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 4.2 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 4.5 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 4.5 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 4.5 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 4.6 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 4.6 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 4.7 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 4.7 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 4.8 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4.8 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 4.8 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 4.9 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 4.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 5 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 5.2 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 5.2 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 5.3 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 5.4 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 5.4 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 5.5 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 5.5 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.6 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 5.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.7 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 5.7 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 5.7 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5.8 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 5.9 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 5.9 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 6.1 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 6.1 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 6.1 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 6.1 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 6.3 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 6.3 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 6.3 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 6.3 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 6.5 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 6.7 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 7.1 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 7.1 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 7.2 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 7.2 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 7.3 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 7.4 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 7.4 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 7.4 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 7.5 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 7.6 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 7.6 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 7.7 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 7.7 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 7.7 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 7.7 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 7.8 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 7.9 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 7.9 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 7.9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 8 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 8 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 8.1 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 8.2 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 8.2 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 8.2 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 8.2 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 8.2 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 8.2 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 8.3 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 8.3 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 8.3 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 8.3 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 8.4 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 8.7 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 8.7 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 8.7 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 8.8 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 8.8 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 8.9 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 9.1 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 9.2 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 9.2 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 9.3 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 9.6 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 9.6 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 9.7 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 9.7 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 9.8 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 9.8 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 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 Ashtown
12 special schools serve the area: St Vincents Home NS, Casa Caterina S S, Phoenix Park Specialist School, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Youth Encounter Project, St John of God Sp Sch, An Cosan CSS, St Michaels Spec School, St Ciarans Spec Sch, Henrietta Street School, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc and Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, 859 pupils between them. 32 of the 62 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.
Ashtown beside the 78 other Irish towns of 10,500 to 20,200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Kimmage | 15,207 | 132 | 38,981 | 9 | 45% | 0.5 km |
| Castletroy | 15,093 | 29 | 10,543 | 3 | 52% | 1.3 km |
| Ballybane | 15,082 | 18 | 6,135 | 2 | 44% | 0.3 km |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 63 | 17,963 | 5 | 40% | 0.2 km |
| Ashtown | 14,937 | 97 | 28,864 | 8 | 52% | 0.7 km |
| Ballyowen | 14,739 | 68 | 31,032 | 6 | 32% | 1 km |
| Darndale | 14,675 | 85 | 23,703 | 7 | 49% | 1 km |
| Bishopstown | 14,529 | 54 | 18,909 | 6 | 50% | 0.3 km |
| Killarney | 14,412 | 12 | 4,102 | 1 | 8% | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballina | 10,556 | 14 | 2,979 | 1 | 50% | 0.5 km |
Of these 78 other towns, 28 count more pupils at their schools than Ashtown. Every one of them has an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Ashtown
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Ashtown had 26,514 pupils in 2015/16 and 28,864 in 2025/26. Edmund Rice College grew most: +576% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Ashtown
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 Ashtown
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtown | 97 | 28,864 | 8 | 52% | 0.7 km |
| Cabra West 1.4 km | 132 | 34,456 | 10 | 63% | 0.2 km |
| Finglas South 1.4 km | 99 | 29,161 | 9 | 57% | 0.5 km |
| Castleknock 2.3 km | 77 | 27,912 | 3 | 51% | 0.1 km |
| Cabra East 2.4 km | 157 | 40,651 | 10 | 63% | 0.9 km |
| Finglas North 2.5 km | 73 | 21,290 | 8 | 62% | 0.7 km |
| Ballygall 2.6 km | 118 | 32,759 | 10 | 55% | 0.4 km |
Cabra West has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 10. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Ashtown changed by +5%; among its neighbours, Finglas North’s grew most (+7%) and Castleknock’s least (+2%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Ashtown 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 Ashtown
How many schools are there in Ashtown?
In Ashtown or within 3 km of it: 62 primary schools, 23 secondary schools and 12 special schools, with 28,864 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Ashtown that teach through Irish?
Yes, 8: Coláiste Mhuire, Gaelscoil Bharra and Gaelscoil Ui Earcain teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Ashtown?
3 of the 23: Mount Sackville Secondary School, Castleknock College and Belvedere College S.J. The others are free.
What is the best school in Ashtown?
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 Ashtown?
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).