Our Lady Of Mercy College
Beaumont, Dublin 9 · D09 V327 · Roll number 60870T
Our Lady Of Mercy College is one of 29 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Beaumont. Every school in and around Beaumont →
What stands out about Our Lady Of Mercy College
- 407 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+6%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In 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.
- A girls’ school.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is CEIST; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Our Lady Of Mercy College had 407 pupils in 2025/26, down from 421 in 2015/16 (−3%). Its largest roll was 431, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Our Lady Of Mercy College
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 Our Lady Of Mercy College 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.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Our Lady Of Mercy College
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 Our Lady Of Mercy College
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Our Lady Of Mercy College directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
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.
It takes girls only. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Our Lady Of Mercy College has grown by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Beaumont together changed by +1%.
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 post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Of the 6 nearest post-primary schools, 4 have more pupils than Our Lady Of Mercy College. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +6%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Of Mercy College | 407 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Ellenfield Community College | 150 | +3% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| St. David's College | 550 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.1 km |
| Maryfield College | 527 | −11% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| Clonturk College | 968 | +182% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.4 km | |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S. | 725 | +1% | Catholic | English | 1.4 km | |
| Coolock Community College | 205 | +32% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.6 km |
The other 177 post-primary schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanel College | 451 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| Dominican College | 799 | +7% | Catholic | English | 1.8 km | |
| Árdscoil Rís | 563 | +4% | Catholic | English | 2 km | |
| Rosmini Community School | 139 | +16% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 2.1 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive School | 903 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 2.1 km | |
| St Marys Secondary School | 320 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.1 km |
| Mercy College Coolock | 402 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive School | 564 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| Marino College | 297 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 2.5 km |
| Scoil Chaitriona | 523 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 2.5 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S. | 310 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.5 km |
| St Pauls College | 650 | +10% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 830 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3 km |
| St Kevins College | 503 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.1 km |
| O'Connell School | 222 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.4 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin | 408 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.6 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary School | 647 | +0% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Beneavin De La Salle College | 585 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.7 km |
| The Donahies Community School | 488 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 3.9 km |
| Manor House School | 652 | −5% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Belvedere College S.J | 1,011 | +1% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Árdscoil La Salle | 289 | +74% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| Larkin Community College | 403 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.2 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School | 595 | +1,883% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.4 km | |
| Mount Carmel Secondary School | 386 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| Cabra Community College | 264 | +102% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| St Michaels Secondary School | 646 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| Ringsend College | 191 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.8 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S. | 244 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| C.B.S. Westland Row | 205 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| St Josephs Secondary School | 283 | +48% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.1 km |
| Grange Community College | 553 | +98% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 5.1 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Reachrann | 453 | +2% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 5.1 km | |
| Coláiste Eoin | 257 | +43% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 5.2 km |
| Coláiste Mhuire | 272 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 5.3 km |
| St Declan's College | 651 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| St Dominics College | 790 | −1% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Loreto College | 588 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Catholic University School | 544 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | 302 | +39% | Church of Ireland | English | 6 km | |
| Marian College | 319 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School | 437 | +460% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.1 km | |
| New Cross College | 417 | +110% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.1 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St. | 256 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.4 km |
| Presentation College | 262 | +55% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| C.B.S. James Street | 251 | +65% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| St Conleths College | 339 | +19% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Pobalscoil Neasáin | 831 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | 6.6 km | |
| St Marys Secondary School | 230 | −16% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | 500 | +17% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary School | 696 | +939% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.2 km | |
| Muckross Park College | 709 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Coláiste Choilm | 421 | −23% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Sandford Park School Ltd | 437 | +8% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.3 km | |
| St. Fintan's High School | 714 | +1% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| St Michaels College | 731 | +10% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Loreto College | 655 | +4% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary School | 437 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 7.7 km | |
| Malahide Community School | 1,250 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.7 km | |
| St Louis High School | 690 | +2% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Loreto College | 320 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.7 km |
| Clogher Road Community College | 297 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Gonzaga College | 576 | +4% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Portmarnock Community School | 955 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.9 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 912 | +576% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| The Teresian School | 230 | +16% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Mercy Secondary School | 349 | +124% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
| Fingal Community College | 864 | +1% | Inter-denominational | English | 8.3 km | |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.5 km |
| Alexandra College | 664 | +13% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.6 km | |
| Santa Sabina Dominican College | 754 | +13% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| St Finians Community College | 671 | +4% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 8.7 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary School | 636 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Swords Community College | 952 | +473% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.9 km | |
| Stratford College | 189 | +28% | Jewish | English | 9 km | |
| Rosary College | 250 | +35% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Sutton Park School | 503 | +36% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.2 km | |
| Presentation Community College | 443 | +26% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Kilian's Deutsche Schule | 475 | +18% | Inter-denominational | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Andrews College | 1,011 | +2% | Presbyterian | English | 9.2 km | |
| Kylemore College | 479 | +22% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.3 km |
| Willow Park School | 206 | −0% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Castleknock College | 771 | +10% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Le Cheile Secondary School | 944 | +26% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| The High School | 811 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.4 km | |
| St. Seton's Secondary School | 741 | – | Other | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Coláiste Eoin | 517 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.5 km | |
| Coláiste Íosagáin | 488 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.5 km | |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary School | 295 | −3% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Blackrock College | 1,041 | +2% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Meanscoil Iognáid Rís | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Assumption Secondary School | 270 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Dominican College | 521 | +19% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Rath Dara Community College | 323 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Terenure College | 800 | +16% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School | 366 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| De La Salle College | 463 | +45% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Mount Anville Secondary School | 726 | +4% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Our Ladys School | 799 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Phobailscoil Iosolde | 764 | −0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Oatlands College | 623 | +14% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Templeogue College | 637 | −6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| The Kings Hospital | 732 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Castleknock Community College | 1,318 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin | 1,014 | −1% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh | 296 | +13% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| St Pauls Secondary School | 466 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Loreto High School | 625 | −5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Greenhills College | 186 | +36% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Benildus College | 949 | +18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Newpark Comprehensive School | 884 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Blakestown Community School | 563 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary School | 637 | +12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St. Tiernan's Community School | 368 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community College | 915 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Ballinteer Community School | 415 | +2% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Luttrellstown Community College | 1,027 | +15% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Rockford Manor Secondary School | 273 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Coláiste Éanna | 618 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Collinstown Park Community College | 630 | +11% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Christian Brothers College | 549 | +7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Wesley College | 942 | +2% | Methodist | English | 12 km | |
| St. Kevin's Community College | 525 | +41% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Hartstown Community School | 1,120 | −1% | Inter-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Sancta Maria College | 577 | +5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Coláiste de hÍde | 266 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| Tallaght Community School | 840 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Donabate Community College | 799 | +5% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Kingswood Community College | 1,006 | +93% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Coláiste Bríde | 993 | +4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Loreto College Foxrock | 660 | +27% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St. Colmcille's Community School | 727 | −0% | Inter-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Moyle Park College | 763 | +3% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Coláiste Chilliain | 400 | −4% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Setanta | 1,079 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| St Columba's College | 357 | +7% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBS | 745 | +38% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Holy Child Community School | 275 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Clonkeen College | 635 | +10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Rathdown School | 364 | +38% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Rosemont School | 307 | +69% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kishoge Community College | 937 | +12% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Griffeen Community College | 576 | +317% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School | 741 | +246% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Coláiste Cois Life | 592 | −27% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Hansfield ETSS | 867 | +34% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Eriu Community College | 193 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| St Joseph's College | 934 | +6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Deansrath Community College | 425 | +43% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Firhouse Community College | 825 | +2% | Inter-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Rockbrook Park School | 186 | +14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Joseph Of Cluny Secondary School | 270 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Loreto Abbey Secondary School | 757 | +16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Old Bawn Community School | 1,024 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School | 411 | +407% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| St Marks Community School | 931 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Cabinteely Community School | 512 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Lucan Community College | 966 | +5% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| St Laurence College | 302 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Adamstown Community College | 981 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| St Aidan's Community School | 561 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary School | 236 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Killinarden Community School | 471 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Lusk Community College | 1,104 | +61% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Holy Child Killiney | 382 | +9% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Mount Seskin Community College | 350 | +8% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Joseph's Secondary School | 945 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Coláiste pobail Fóla | 758 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| John Scottus Secondary School | 211 | +77% | Inter-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Woodbrook College | 623 | +51% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Holy Family Community School | 998 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Skerries Community College | 1,025 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Ardgillan Community College | 1,014 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Bremore Educate Together Secondary School | 824 | +124% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Coláiste Ghlór na Mara | 520 | +63% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| Balbriggan Community College | 686 | +33% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Loreto Secondary School | 1,220 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km |
Living in Beaumont
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Homes in the D09 Eircode area
Housing in Beaumont →The median sale price rose from €437,200 in 2023 to €506,500 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the D09 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Beaumont
Cost of living in Beaumont →New tenancies in Beaumont averaged €2,184 a month in 2025, against €2,051 in 2024 (+7%).
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Location
Directions ↗Beaumont, D09 V327
Post-primary schools near Our Lady Of Mercy College
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Our Lady Of Mercy College
Is Our Lady Of Mercy College 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 Our Lady Of Mercy College have?
407 pupils in 2025/26. That is +6% since 2019/20.
Does Our Lady Of Mercy College teach through Irish?
No: Our Lady Of Mercy College teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Our Lady Of Mercy College?
Our Lady Of Mercy College has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is CEIST.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady Of Mercy College?
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 Our Lady Of Mercy College?
The nearest are Ellenfield Community College (0.7 km), St. David's College (1.1 km) and Maryfield College (1.2 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 Beaumont; 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).