Photo: RavensFists · Public domain124 schools in and around Beaumont: 82 primary schools, 29 secondary schools and 13 special schools
48% of the schools around Beaumont are DEIS schools, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). They have 35,530 pupils between them, in or within 3 km of Beaumont. With no school results published in Ireland, and the Education Act 1998 restricting comparisons of them, these schools are described, not 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 Beaumont’s schools
A wide choice at twelve
98 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Our Lady Of Mercy College (0.5 km), St. David's College (0.6 km) and Ellenfield Community College (1.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
Where the 124 schools in and around Beaumont 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 Beaumont’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 Beaumont
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
7 of Beaumont’s 124 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Cholmcille, Scoil Neasain and Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna.
Who Beaumont’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, 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 Beaumont | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 43% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 55% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 43% of the pupils around Beaumont, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). The biggest difference from Ireland is in post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 55% here, 29% there. Of the DEIS schools here, St Mary's Secondary School is the biggest: 830 pupils.
Each of the 124 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.
Who runs Beaumont’s schools
Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.
99 of Beaumont’s 124 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (73), Le Chéile Schools Trust (9) and Edmund Rice Schools Trust (7). 60 of the 124 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 20 patrons of Beaumont’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 73 of the 124 schools around Beaumont, which teach 49% of their pupils; 20 patrons run them in all. The local Education and Training Board runs 7. Educate Together runs 5.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Fiachras Sen, Scoil Fhiachra Soisir, Holy Child, Mother of Divine Grace, St Patricks N School, St. Francis of Assisi, St Brigids Convent, Scoil na Croi Naofa, Corpus Christi, Holy Trinity Sen, S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior, St Columbas Con G & I, St Brigids Convent, Scoil Bhride, S N Mhuire na mBrathar, St Vincents de Paul Junior, S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School, Our Lady of Consolation, St Davids, St Vincent de Paul Senior School, Scoil Aine Convent Senior, Naiscoil Ide, Gardiner Street Convent, Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors, St Josephs, Eoin Baisde B Sois, Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors, St Brigids Boys, SN an Spioraid Naiomh C, Scoil Mobhi, Scoil Neasain, St. Vincent's Primary School, St Pauls Sen, Holy Spirit B, Eoin Baisde C Naoidh, St Marys, St Josephs Mxd, S.N. San Vinseann Cailin, St Pauls Junior, St Francis Senior, Our Lady of Victories Infant, S.N. Caitriona Girls, Cromcastle Green B, St John of God, Our Lady Immac Sen, S.N. Caitriona Naionain, Bantiarna na mBuanna Girls, Bantiarna na mBuanna Boys, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch, St Francis Junior, St Benedicts and St Marys, St Josephs Senior, Virgin Mary Girls, Darndale N.S. Junior, Scoil Nais Ide Cailini, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Scoil Chiarain, S N na Maighdine Muire B, Scoil Eoin, St Ciarans Spec Sch, St Josephs Jnr, Scoil Bhreandain, St Malachys B, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Eithnes Senior Girls, St Vincents Inf Boys, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Josephs for Blind, St Monicas, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 73 | 17,445 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, Dominican College, Manor House School, Holy Faith, Beneavin De La Salle College, Maryfield College, Scoil Chaitriona, St Marys, Árdscoil La Salle | Catholic | 9 | 5,172 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt. Aidan's C.B.S., Árdscoil Rís, St. David's College, St Kevins College, St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin, St Josephs C.B.S., O'Connell School | Catholic | 7 | 3,281 |
| Educate TogetherBelmayne Educate Together, Belmayne Educate Together, Grace Park Educate Together, Glasnevin Educate Together NS, Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 5 | 2,004 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Marino College, Coolock, Ellenfield, Beaumont Hospital Special School | Multi-denominational, Other | 5 | 1,629 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS N na Lanai Glasa, Springdale, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Glasnevin, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 5 | 737 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Cholmcille, Gaelscoil Áine, Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 549 |
| St Michael's HouseSt Michaels Hse Spec Sc, St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 177 |
| Minister for EducationMount Temple Comprehensive School, Trinity Comprehensive School | Church of Ireland, Catholic | 2 | 1,467 |
| CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College, Mercy College Coolock | Catholic | 2 | 809 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)St Pauls College | Catholic | 1 | 650 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist FathersThe Donahies | Inter-denominational | 1 | 488 |
| Marist Education AuthorityChanel College | Catholic | 1 | 451 |
| The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 214 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| Minister of Abbey Presbyterian ChurchLindsay Road | Presbyterian | 1 | 95 |
| Joint patronage between the Kirk Session of Clontarf and the Scots Presbyterian ChurchHowth Rd Mxd | Presbyterian | 1 | 89 |
| Central Remedial ClinicCentral Remedial Clinic | Catholic | 1 | 78 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Kilbarrack | Multi-denominational | 1 | 54 |
| patron not listedBelmayne Community Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 2 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Beaumont
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.
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.
Which schools are growing
30 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 52 have shrunk by as much, out of 109; across Ireland: +5%.
All 109 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.
The 124 schools in and around Beaumont
Here are the schools in Beaumont or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Show all 29 secondary schools
Show all 82 primary schools
Inspection reports for Beaumont’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 124 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 Beaumont
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Beaumont have 98 post-primary schools within 10 km: 75 voluntary secondary schools, 16 ETB schools, 5 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. Of these, 42 are single-sex: 23 for girls and 19 for boys. Fees are charged at 19 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 5 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 0.5 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 0.6 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 1.2 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 1.3 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 1.4 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 1.4 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 1.6 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 1.6 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 1.8 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 1.9 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 1.9 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 1.9 km |
All 98 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 2.2 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 2.3 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 2.4 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.5 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 2.5 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 2.8 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 2.9 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 3.3 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 3.4 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 3.4 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 3.5 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 3.5 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 3.6 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 3.6 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 4 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 4 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 4.2 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.3 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 4.4 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 4.7 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 4.7 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 4.7 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 4.8 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.1 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 5.1 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 5.2 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 5.3 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 5.4 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 5.7 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 5.7 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 5.7 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 5.8 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 5.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5.9 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 5.9 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 6 km |
| Pobalscoil NeasáinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 831 | 6.1 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 6.1 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 230 | 6.4 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 6.5 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 6.6 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 6.6 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 6.7 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 6.7 km |
| St. Fintan's High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 714 | 7 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 7.1 km |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 696 | 7.1 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 7.3 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 7.4 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 421 | 7.4 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 7.4 km |
| Malahide Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,250 | 7.5 km |
| Portmarnock Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 955 | 7.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 655 | 7.8 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.8 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 7.8 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 7.9 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 7.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 8 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 8.1 km |
| Santa Sabina Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 754 | 8.1 km |
| Fingal Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 864 | 8.3 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 8.5 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 8.5 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 8.6 km |
| Sutton Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 503 | 8.7 km |
| St Finians Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 671 | 8.8 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 8.8 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 9 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 9.1 km |
| Swords Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 952 | 9.1 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 9.1 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 9.1 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 9.3 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 9.3 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 9.4 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 9.4 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 9.4 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 9.4 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 9.5 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 9.5 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 9.6 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 9.7 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 9.9 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 9.9 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 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 Beaumont
13 special schools serve the area: St Pauls Hospital Special School, Beaumont Hospital Special School, Central Remedial Clinic, St Josephs for Blind N.S., St Joseph's Adolescent School, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, St Michaels Hse Sp Sch, St Ciarans Spec Sch, Belmayne Community Special School, St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, ABACAS Kilbarrack and An Taonad Reamhscoile, 683 pupils between them. 42 of the 82 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.
Beaumont beside the 70 other Irish towns of 13,400 to 25,700 people
Schools in or within 3 km of each town, by population; none is ranked, as Ireland publishes no results
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 91 | 36,302 | 5 | 44% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Celbridge | 20,601 | 18 | 7,733 | 1 | 0% | 1.4 km |
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 50 | 26,364 | 3 | 24% | 0.9 km |
| Esker | 19,110 | 56 | 23,239 | 6 | 34% | 0.9 km |
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Dolphins Barn | 18,799 | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 73 | 26,840 | 5 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| Stoneybatter | 18,644 | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
| Clontarf East | 18,626 | 117 | 32,925 | 5 | 44% | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||||
| Mallow | 13,456 | 11 | 4,357 | 1 | 18% | 0.6 km |
Of these 70 other towns, 15 count more pupils at their schools than Beaumont. 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 Beaumont
Each September’s pupils at every school in or within 3 km of the town, counted where the school stands today.
The schools in and around Beaumont had 36,479 pupils in 2015/16 and 35,530 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +1,883% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Beaumont
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 Beaumont
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Kilmore 1 km | 110 | 32,817 | 10 | 42% | 0.6 km |
| Marino 1.3 km | 117 | 32,982 | 9 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Whitehall 1.8 km | 132 | 37,232 | 12 | 61% | 0.2 km |
| Clontarf West 1.8 km | 151 | 40,521 | 9 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Harmonstown 1.9 km | 84 | 25,004 | 5 | 39% | 0.4 km |
| Darndale 2.3 km | 85 | 23,703 | 7 | 49% | 1 km |
Whitehall has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. Of Beaumont’s neighbours, Harmonstown saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+4%) and Marino the least (−1%); Beaumont itself: +1%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Beaumont 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 Beaumont
How many schools are there in Beaumont?
In Beaumont or within 3 km of it: 82 primary schools, 29 secondary schools and 13 special schools, with 35,530 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Beaumont that teach through Irish?
Yes, 7: Gaelscoil Cholmcille, Scoil Neasain and Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Beaumont?
No: all 29 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Beaumont?
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 Beaumont?
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).