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Schools in and around Blanchardstown · Department of Education

3 of the secondary schools in and around Blanchardstown charge fees

Of the post-primaries around Blanchardstown, 29% are single-sex, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). In or within 3 km of Blanchardstown: 59 primary schools, 24 secondary schools and 8 special schools, 36,302 pupils in all. 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
91
in or within 3 km of Blanchardstown
14 inside the town itself
Pupils
36,302
+1% since 2019/20
Ireland: +5%
Teach through Irish
5 of 91
teach every subject through Irish
Ireland: 8%
DEIS
40 of 91
get extra support for disadvantaged areas
Ireland: 30%
School Grade
Not graded
no school results are published (Education Act 1998, s.53)

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 · In brief

What stands out about Blanchardstown’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: Castleknock College (771), The Kings Hospital (732) and Mount Sackville Secondary School (636). Every school ↓

A wide choice at twelve

Within 10 km of the town there are 72 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin (0.7 km), Le Cheile Secondary School (0.8 km) and Blakestown Community School (1.5 km). Post-primary choices ↓

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

Every school

The 91 schools in and around Blanchardstown

Each school in or within 3 km of Blanchardstown links to a page of its own. No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.

Secondary schools4 in Blanchardstown, 20 within 3 km
Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin
Post-primary · Community school · Inter-denominational
1,014 pupils−1% since 2019/20
Le Cheile Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
944 pupils+26% since 2019/20
Blakestown Community School
Post-primary · Community school · Inter-denominational
DEIS
563 pupils+31% since 2019/20
New Cross College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEIS
417 pupils+110% since 2019/20
Luttrellstown Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
1,027 pupils+15% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town
Edmund Rice College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
912 pupils+576% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town
Castleknock Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
1,318 pupils+13% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town
Hartstown Community School
Post-primary · Community school · Inter-denominational
1,120 pupils−1% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
Rath Dara Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational
DEIS
323 pupils+28% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
Coláiste Eoin
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
DEIS
257 pupils+43% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
St Michaels Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISGirls
646 pupils+4% since 2019/201.2 km outside the town
St Dominics College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Girls
790 pupils−1% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Castleknock College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
BoysFee-paying
771 pupils+10% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town
Coláiste Pobail Setanta
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
1,079 pupils+2% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town
St Declan's College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
Boys
651 pupils+0% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town
Coláiste Mhuire
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
GaelcholáisteDEIS
272 pupils−4% since 2019/202 km outside the town
The Kings Hospital
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Church of Ireland
Fee-payingBoarding
732 pupils+3% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
Beneavin De La Salle College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISBoys
585 pupils+15% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town
Cabra Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
DEIS
264 pupils+102% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town
Eriu Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational
193 pupils2.4 km outside the town
Hansfield ETSS
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Multi-denominational
867 pupils+34% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town
Mount Sackville Secondary School
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
GirlsFee-paying
636 pupils−3% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town
St. Kevin's Community College
Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational
DEIS
525 pupils+41% since 2019/202.8 km outside the town
St Kevins College
Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic
DEISBoys
503 pupils−6% since 2019/202.8 km outside the town
Primary schools10 in Blanchardstown, 49 within 3 km
S.N. Naomh Mochta
Primary · Catholic
805 pupils−9% since 2019/20
St Francis Xavier Senior N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
387 pupils+8% since 2019/20
St Francis Xavier J N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
357 pupils−14% since 2019/20
S.N. Oilibheir
Primary · Catholic
GaelscoilSpecial classes
266 pupils+0% since 2019/20
St Philips Senior N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
231 pupils−24% since 2019/20
Scoil Bride C
Primary · Catholic
GirlsSpecial classes
213 pupils−42% since 2019/20
Scoil Mhuire Sin
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
207 pupils−21% since 2019/20
Scoil Bride B
Primary · Catholic
BoysSpecial classes
193 pupils−45% since 2019/20
St Philip the Apostle Junior N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
184 pupils−29% since 2019/20
Scoil Nais Mhuire Sois
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
176 pupils−32% since 2019/20
Pelletstown ETNS
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
386 pupils+48% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town
Scoil Sinead NS
Primary · Multi-denominational
DEISSpecial classes
62 pupils+107% since 2019/200.2 km outside the town
Scoil Thomais
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
622 pupils−12% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town
Castleknock Educate Together NS
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
374 pupils−13% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town
St Patricks Senior School
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
186 pupils−18% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town
St. Patrick's Junior NS
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
162 pupils−21% since 2019/200.4 km outside the town
Scoil Choilm Community NS
Primary · Multi-denominational
DEISSpecial classes
698 pupils−20% since 2019/200.4 km outside the town
Ladyswell N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
447 pupils−10% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town
S N Naomh Finnin
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
266 pupils+7% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town
St Brigids Senior Girls
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
137 pupils−40% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
Sacred Heart N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
632 pupils−25% since 2019/200.7 km outside the town
St Josephs G N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
146 pupils−14% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
St Brigids Infant N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
140 pupils−40% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
St Brigids Mxd N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
834 pupils−12% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
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St Ciarans N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
530 pupils−20% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
St Kevins B N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoys
131 pupils−22% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town
S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
180 pupils+18% since 2019/200.9 km outside the town
Scoil Naisunta Chnuacha
Primary · Church of Ireland
198 pupils−7% since 2019/200.9 km outside the town
St Patricks N.S.
Primary · Catholic
867 pupils+8% since 2019/201 km outside the town
Finglas Parochial National School
Primary · Church of Ireland
DEIS
94 pupils+52% since 2019/201.1 km outside the town
S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac
Primary · Catholic
BoysSpecial classes
146 pupils−26% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Powerstown Educate Together National School
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
348 pupils+10% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
St Malachys N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEIS
131 pupils−11% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Gaelscoil an Chuilinn
Primary · Inter-denominational
Gaelscoil
282 pupils−3% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
North Dublin Muslim N.S.
Primary · Muslim
Special classes
391 pupils+24% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Mary, Help of Christians G.N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Girls
352 pupils−19% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
St Oliver Plunkett N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
110 pupils−23% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach
Primary · Catholic
BoysSpecial classes
290 pupils−35% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
St Catherines Infant School
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
139 pupils+2% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town
Dominican Convent Girls Senior School
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
148 pupils−25% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town
St Canices G N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
473 pupils−3% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town
Mary Mother of Hope Junior National School
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
349 pupils−21% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
Mary Mother of Hope Senior NS
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
429 pupils−4% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town
St Canices B N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoys
355 pupils−13% since 2019/201.8 km outside the town
Gaelscoil Ui Earcain
Primary · Catholic
GaelscoilDEISSpecial classes
248 pupils−28% since 2019/202 km outside the town
Scoil Ghrainne Community National School
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
585 pupils−12% since 2019/202 km outside the town
Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S.
Primary · Catholic
DEISBoysSpecial classes
126 pupils−9% since 2019/202 km outside the town
Broombridge Educate Together National School
Primary · Multi-denominational
DEISSpecial classes
387 pupils+225% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town
St Benedicts National School
Primary · Catholic
622 pupils−5% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town
Mother of Divine Grace
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
480 pupils−2% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town
Castaheany Educate Together NS
Primary · Multi-denominational
DEIS
362 pupils−11% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town
Hansfield Educate Together National School
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
576 pupils−8% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town
Scoil Mhuire
Primary · Catholic
166 pupils−25% since 2019/202.4 km outside the town
Scoil Naomh Lucais
Primary · Catholic
602 pupils+0% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School
Primary · Multi-denominational
Special classes
511 pupils−11% since 2019/202.5 km outside the town
Gaelscoil Bharra
Primary · Catholic
GaelscoilDEIS
212 pupils+1% since 2019/202.7 km outside the town
St Andrews N.S.
Primary · Church of Ireland
Special classes
374 pupils−12% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town
Christ the King Girls Senior School
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
74 pupils−25% since 2019/203 km outside the town
Christ the King I G
Primary · Catholic
DEISGirls
37 pupils−33% since 2019/203 km outside the town
Special schools0 in Blanchardstown, 8 within 3 km
Map

Where the 91 schools in and around Blanchardstown 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 Blanchardstown’s outline; schools within 3 km of it count.

Ballydowd High Support Special School · Inter-denominational · 7 pupilsYouth Encounter Project · Catholic · 14 pupilsPhoenix Park Specialist School · Catholic · 17 pupilsCasa Caterina S S · Catholic · 31 pupilsDanu Community Special School · Multi-denominational · 43 pupilsSt Vincents Home NS · Catholic · 68 pupilsHoly Family School for the Deaf · Catholic · 134 pupilsSt Michaels Spec School · Catholic · 163 pupilsChrist the King I G · Catholic · 37 pupilsScoil Sinead NS · Multi-denominational · 62 pupilsChrist the King Girls Senior School · Catholic · 74 pupilsFinglas Parochial National School · Church of Ireland · 94 pupilsSt Oliver Plunkett N.S. · Catholic · 110 pupilsFionnbarra Naofa B.N.S. · Catholic · 126 pupilsSt Kevins B N.S. · Catholic · 131 pupilsSt Malachys N.S. · Catholic · 131 pupilsSt Brigids Senior Girls · Catholic · 137 pupilsSt Catherines Infant School · Catholic · 139 pupilsSt Brigids Infant N.S. · Catholic · 140 pupilsSt Josephs G N.S. · Catholic · 146 pupilsS.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac · Catholic · 146 pupilsDominican Convent Girls Senior School · Catholic · 148 pupilsSt. Patrick's Junior NS · Catholic · 162 pupilsScoil Mhuire · Catholic · 166 pupilsScoil Nais Mhuire Sois · Catholic · 176 pupilsS N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior · Catholic · 180 pupilsSt Philip the Apostle Junior N.S. · Catholic · 184 pupilsSt Patricks Senior School · Catholic · 186 pupilsScoil Bride B · Catholic · 193 pupilsEriu Community College · Multi-denominational · 193 pupilsScoil Naisunta Chnuacha · Church of Ireland · 198 pupilsScoil Mhuire Sin · Catholic · 207 pupilsGaelscoil Bharra · Catholic · 212 pupilsScoil Bride C · Catholic · 213 pupilsSt Philips Senior N.S. · Catholic · 231 pupilsGaelscoil Ui Earcain · Catholic · 248 pupilsColáiste Eoin · Multi-denominational · 257 pupilsCabra Community College · Multi-denominational · 264 pupilsS.N. Oilibheir · Catholic · 266 pupilsS N Naomh Finnin · Catholic · 266 pupilsColáiste Mhuire · Catholic · 272 pupilsGaelscoil an Chuilinn · Inter-denominational · 282 pupilsS.N. Eoin Bosco Buach · Catholic · 290 pupilsRath Dara Community College · Inter-denominational · 323 pupilsPowerstown Educate Together National School · Multi-denominational · 348 pupilsMary Mother of Hope Junior National School · Catholic · 349 pupilsMary, Help of Christians G.N.S. · Catholic · 352 pupilsSt Canices B N.S. · Catholic · 355 pupilsSt Francis Xavier J N.S. · Catholic · 357 pupilsCastaheany Educate Together NS · Multi-denominational · 362 pupilsCastleknock Educate Together NS · Multi-denominational · 374 pupilsSt Andrews N.S. · Church of Ireland · 374 pupilsPelletstown ETNS · Multi-denominational · 386 pupilsSt Francis Xavier Senior N.S. · Catholic · 387 pupilsBroombridge Educate Together National School · Multi-denominational · 387 pupilsNorth Dublin Muslim N.S. · Muslim · 391 pupilsNew Cross College · Catholic · 417 pupilsMary Mother of Hope Senior NS · Catholic · 429 pupilsLadyswell N.S. · Catholic · 447 pupilsSt Canices G N.S. · Catholic · 473 pupilsMother of Divine Grace · Catholic · 480 pupilsSt Kevins College · Catholic · 503 pupilsTyrrelstown Educate Together National School · Multi-denominational · 511 pupilsSt. Kevin's Community College · Inter-denominational · 525 pupilsSt Ciarans N.S. · Catholic · 530 pupilsBlakestown Community School · Inter-denominational · 563 pupilsHansfield Educate Together National School · Multi-denominational · 576 pupilsScoil Ghrainne Community National School · Multi-denominational · 585 pupilsBeneavin De La Salle College · Catholic · 585 pupilsScoil Naomh Lucais · Catholic · 602 pupilsScoil Thomais · Catholic · 622 pupilsSt Benedicts National School · Catholic · 622 pupilsSacred Heart N.S. · Catholic · 632 pupilsMount Sackville Secondary School · Catholic · 636 pupilsSt Michaels Secondary School · Catholic · 646 pupilsSt Declan's College · Catholic · 651 pupilsScoil Choilm Community NS · Multi-denominational · 698 pupilsThe Kings Hospital · Church of Ireland · 732 pupilsCastleknock College · Catholic · 771 pupilsSt Dominics College · Catholic · 790 pupilsS.N. Naomh Mochta · Catholic · 805 pupilsSt Brigids Mxd N.S. · Catholic · 834 pupilsSt Patricks N.S. · Catholic · 867 pupilsHansfield ETSS · Multi-denominational · 867 pupilsEdmund Rice College · Catholic · 912 pupilsLe Cheile Secondary School · Catholic · 944 pupilsScoil Phobail Chuil Mhin · Inter-denominational · 1,014 pupilsLuttrellstown Community College · Multi-denominational · 1,027 pupilsColáiste Pobail Setanta · Multi-denominational · 1,079 pupilsHartstown Community School · Inter-denominational · 1,120 pupilsCastleknock Community College · Multi-denominational · 1,318 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 Blanchardstown

Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.

All-Irish 55%
Partly in Irish 00%
English-medium 8695%

5 of Blanchardstown’s 91 schools teach every subject through Irish: S.N. Oilibheir, Gaelscoil an Chuilinn and Gaelscoil Ui Earcain.

Who goes there

Who Blanchardstown’s schools serve

Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26

Pupils at DEIS schools31%
Pupils at all-Irish schools4%
Girls48%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools28%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools13%

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

DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools

Primary pupils35%
Post-primary pupils27%
Share of pupilsAround BlanchardstownCo. DublinIreland
Pupils at DEIS schools31%28%27%
Pupils at all-Irish schools4%6%6%
Girls48%49%49%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools28%38%29%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools13%18%6%

31% of the pupils around Blanchardstown are at a DEIS school, more than the 27% across Ireland (28% in Co. Dublin). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools: 13% here against 6%. The biggest school in DEIS is Scoil Choilm Community NS (698 pupils).

Each of the 91 schools
SchoolPupilsGirlsDEISAll-Irish
Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinPost-primary · Community school1,01447%
Le Cheile Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary94448%
S.N. Naomh MochtaPrimary80548%
Blakestown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school56353%✓
New Cross CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary41753%✓
St Francis Xavier Senior N.S.Primary38750%
St Francis Xavier J N.S.Primary35746%
S.N. OilibheirPrimary26646%✓
St Philips Senior N.S.Primary23150%✓
Scoil Bride CPrimary213100%
Scoil Mhuire SinPrimary20747%✓
Scoil Bride BPrimary1930%
St Philip the Apostle Junior N.S.Primary18447%✓
Scoil Nais Mhuire SoisPrimary17646%✓
Pelletstown ETNSPrimary38649%
Scoil Sinead NSPrimary6237%✓
Youth Encounter ProjectSpecial1429%
Scoil ThomaisPrimary62248%
Castleknock Educate Together NSPrimary37446%
St Patricks Senior SchoolPrimary18647%✓
St. Patrick's Junior NSPrimary16243%✓
Scoil Choilm Community NSPrimary69848%✓
Ladyswell N.S.Primary44745%✓
Luttrellstown Community CollegePost-primary · ETB1,02745%
Edmund Rice CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary91248%
Castleknock Community CollegePost-primary · ETB1,31849%
S N Naomh FinninPrimary26648%✓
Hartstown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school1,12049%
St Brigids Senior GirlsPrimary13796%✓
Sacred Heart N.S.Primary63251%
Rath Dara Community CollegePost-primary · ETB32346%✓
Danu Community Special SchoolSpecial4314%
Coláiste EoinPost-primary · ETB25735%✓
St Josephs G N.S.Primary146100%✓
St Brigids Infant N.S.Primary14054%✓
St Brigids Mxd N.S.Primary83447%
St Ciarans N.S.Primary53046%
St Kevins B N.S.Primary1310%✓
S N Naomh Feargal Boys SeniorPrimary1801%✓
Scoil Naisunta ChnuachaPrimary19849%
St Vincents Home NSSpecial6831%
St Patricks N.S.Primary86746%
Phoenix Park Specialist SchoolSpecial1712%
Finglas Parochial National SchoolPrimary9439%✓
St Michaels Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary646100%✓
Casa Caterina S SSpecial313%
St Dominics CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary790100%
S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai BuacPrimary1460%
Powerstown Educate Together National SchoolPrimary34843%
St Malachys N.S.Primary13147%✓
Gaelscoil an ChuilinnPrimary28251%✓
North Dublin Muslim N.S.Primary39151%
Mary, Help of Christians G.N.S.Primary352100%
St Oliver Plunkett N.S.Primary11042%✓
S.N. Eoin Bosco BuachPrimary2900%
St Catherines Infant SchoolPrimary13971%✓
Castleknock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary7710%
Dominican Convent Girls Senior SchoolPrimary148100%✓
St Canices G N.S.Primary473100%✓
Mary Mother of Hope Junior National SchoolPrimary34946%
Mary Mother of Hope Senior NSPrimary42942%
St Canices B N.S.Primary3550%✓
Coláiste Pobail SetantaPost-primary · ETB1,07947%
St Declan's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary6510%
Holy Family School for the DeafSpecial13446%
Gaelscoil Ui EarcainPrimary24848%✓✓
Scoil Ghrainne Community National SchoolPrimary58548%
Coláiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondary27252%✓✓
Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S.Primary1260%✓
The Kings HospitalPost-primary · Voluntary secondary73253%
Broombridge Educate Together National SchoolPrimary38742%✓
St Benedicts National SchoolPrimary62250%
Mother of Divine GracePrimary48049%✓
Beneavin De La Salle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary5850%✓
Cabra Community CollegePost-primary · ETB26442%✓
Castaheany Educate Together NSPrimary36249%✓
Hansfield Educate Together National SchoolPrimary57650%
Eriu Community CollegePost-primary · ETB19344%
Hansfield ETSSPost-primary · Voluntary secondary86748%
Scoil MhuirePrimary16699%
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary636100%
Ballydowd High Support Special SchoolSpecial771%
Scoil Naomh LucaisPrimary60250%
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National SchoolPrimary51148%
St Michaels Spec SchoolSpecial16345%
Gaelscoil BharraPrimary21247%✓✓
St. Kevin's Community CollegePost-primary · ETB52546%✓
St Kevins CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary5030%✓
St Andrews N.S.Primary37448%
Christ the King Girls Senior SchoolPrimary74100%✓
Christ the King I GPrimary37100%✓

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 them

Who runs Blanchardstown’s schools

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

61 of Blanchardstown’s 91 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (46), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (10) and Educate Together (8). 40 of the 91 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 59 schools75%
Secondary schools 24 schools46%
Special schools 8 schools75%
All of Blanchardstown’s schools 91 schools67%
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.

Patrons

The 18 patrons of Blanchardstown’s schools

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

Of the 91 schools around Blanchardstown, 46 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 38% of the pupils; 18 patrons in all. 15 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 8.

PatronEthosSchoolsPupils
Archbishop of DublinSt Patricks, St Brigids Mxd, S.N. Naomh Mochta, Sacred Heart, Scoil Thomais, St Benedicts, Scoil Naomh Lucais, St Ciarans, Mother of Divine Grace, St Canices G, Ladyswell, Mary Mother of Hope Senior NS, St Francis Xavier Senior, St Francis Xavier J, St Canices B, Mary, Help of Christians G., Mary Mother of Hope Junior, S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach, S.N. Oilibheir, S N Naomh Finnin, St Philips Senior, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Mhuire Sin, Scoil Bride B, St Patricks Senior School, St Philip the Apostle Junior, S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior, Scoil Nais Mhuire Sois, Scoil Mhuire, St Michaels Spec School, St. Patrick's Junior NS, Dominican Convent Girls Senior School, St Josephs G, S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac, St Brigids Infant, St Catherines Infant School, St Brigids Senior Girls, Holy Family School for the Deaf, St Kevins B, St Malachys, Fionnbarra Naofa B., St Oliver Plunkett, Christ the King Girls Senior School, St Vincents Home NS, Christ the King I G, Casa Caterina S SCatholic4613,724
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBCastleknock, Coláiste Pobail Setanta, Luttrellstown, Scoil Choilm Community NS, Scoil Ghrainne Community, St. Kevin's, Rath Dara, Eriu, Danu Community Special School, Ballydowd High Support Special SchoolMulti-denominational, Inter-denominational105,798
Educate TogetherHansfield ETSS, Hansfield Educate Together, Tyrrelstown Educate Together, Broombridge Educate Together, Pelletstown ETNS, Castleknock Educate Together NS, Castaheany Educate Together NS, Powerstown Educate TogetherMulti-denominational83,811
Le Chéile Schools TrustLe Cheile, St Dominics College, St Michaels, Mount Sackville, Beneavin De La Salle CollegeCatholic53,601
Edmund Rice Schools TrustEdmund Rice College, St Declan's College, St Kevins College, Coláiste MhuireCatholic42,338
An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil an Chuilinn, Gaelscoil Ui Earcain, Gaelscoil BharraInter-denominational, Catholic3742
Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Andrews, Scoil Naisunta Chnuacha, Finglas ParochialChurch of Ireland3666
City of Dublin ETBCabra, Coláiste EoinMulti-denominational2521
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinHartstownInter-denominational11,120
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinInter-denominational11,014
Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)Castleknock CollegeCatholic1771
Board of Governors of King's HospitalThe Kings HospitalChurch of Ireland1732
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Sisters of St LouisBlakestownInter-denominational1563
Le Chéile Schools Trust & Religious Sisters of CharityNew Cross CollegeCatholic1417
Islamic Foundation of IrelandNorth Dublin MuslimMuslim1391
Scoil Sinéad Company Limited by GuaranteeScoil Sinead NSMulti-denominational162
Health Service ExecutivePhoenix Park Specialist SchoolCatholic117
CrosscareYouth Encounter ProjectCatholic114

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

Getting a place

How children get a place in Blanchardstown

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

Since 2019/20, 23 of these 82 schools have grown by 5% or more and 42 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.

Edmund Rice College+576%
Broombridge Educate Together+225%
New Cross College+110%
Scoil Sinead NS+107%
Cabra+102%
Finglas Parochial+52%
Pelletstown ETNS+48%
Coláiste Eoin+43%
St. Kevin's+41%
Hansfield ETSS+34%
All 82 schools
Blakestown+31%
Rath Dara+28%
Le Cheile+26%
North Dublin Muslim+24%
S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior+18%
Luttrellstown+15%
Beneavin De La Salle College+15%
Castleknock+13%
Castleknock College+10%
Powerstown Educate Together+10%
St Patricks+8%
St Francis Xavier Senior+8%
S N Naomh Finnin+7%
St Michaels+4%
The Kings Hospital+3%
Coláiste Pobail Setanta+2%
St Catherines Infant School+2%
Gaelscoil Bharra+1%
Scoil Naomh Lucais+0%
S.N. Oilibheir+0%
St Declan's College+0%
Hartstown−1%
Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin−1%
St Dominics College−1%
Mother of Divine Grace−2%
St Canices G−3%
Mount Sackville−3%
Gaelscoil an Chuilinn−3%
Mary Mother of Hope Senior NS−4%
Coláiste Mhuire−4%
St Benedicts−5%
St Kevins College−6%
Scoil Naisunta Chnuacha−7%
Hansfield Educate Together−8%
S.N. Naomh Mochta−9%
Fionnbarra Naofa B.−9%
Ladyswell−10%
Castaheany Educate Together NS−11%
Tyrrelstown Educate Together−11%
St Malachys−11%
St Andrews−12%
Scoil Ghrainne Community−12%
Scoil Thomais−12%
St Brigids Mxd−12%
St Canices B−13%
Castleknock Educate Together NS−13%
St Francis Xavier J−14%
St Josephs G−14%
St Patricks Senior School−18%
Mary, Help of Christians G.−19%
St Ciarans−20%
Scoil Choilm Community NS−20%
St. Patrick's Junior NS−21%
Scoil Mhuire Sin−21%
Mary Mother of Hope Junior−21%
St Kevins B−22%
St Oliver Plunkett−23%
St Philips Senior−24%
Scoil Mhuire−25%
Dominican Convent Girls Senior School−25%
Christ the King Girls Senior School−25%
Sacred Heart−25%
S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai Buac−26%
Gaelscoil Ui Earcain−28%
St Philip the Apostle Junior−29%
Scoil Nais Mhuire Sois−32%
Christ the King I G−33%
S.N. Eoin Bosco Buach−35%
St Brigids Infant−40%
St Brigids Senior Girls−40%
Scoil Bride C−42%
Scoil Bride B−45%

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 Blanchardstown’s schools

The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings

Reports come from whole-school evaluations (teaching, learning, leadership and management), subject inspections and follow-through visits that check earlier advice; gov.ie publishes each one with the school’s response.

Reports say what inspectors found and what should improve, without an overall grade, so none appears here; each of the 91 schools below links its own.

SchoolReports on gov.ie
Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinPost-primary · Community schoolInspection reports ↗
Le Cheile Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Naomh MochtaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Blakestown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community schoolInspection reports ↗
New Cross CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St Francis Xavier Senior N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Francis Xavier J N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. OilibheirPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Philips Senior N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Bride CPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Mhuire SinPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Bride BPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Philip the Apostle Junior N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Nais Mhuire SoisPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Pelletstown ETNSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Sinead NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Youth Encounter ProjectSpecialInspection reports ↗
Scoil ThomaisPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Castleknock Educate Together NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Patricks Senior SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St. Patrick's Junior NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Choilm Community NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Ladyswell N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Luttrellstown Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Edmund Rice CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Castleknock Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
S N Naomh FinninPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Hartstown Community SchoolPost-primary · Community schoolInspection reports ↗
St Brigids Senior GirlsPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Sacred Heart N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Rath Dara Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Danu Community Special SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
Coláiste EoinPost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
St Josephs G N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Brigids Infant N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Brigids Mxd N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Ciarans N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Kevins B N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
S N Naomh Feargal Boys SeniorPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Naisunta ChnuachaPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Vincents Home NSSpecialInspection reports ↗
St Patricks N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Phoenix Park Specialist SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
Finglas Parochial National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Michaels Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Casa Caterina S SSpecialInspection reports ↗
St Dominics CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Eoin Bosco Nai BuacPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Powerstown Educate Together National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Malachys N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil an ChuilinnPrimaryInspection reports ↗
North Dublin Muslim N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Mary, Help of Christians G.N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Oliver Plunkett N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
S.N. Eoin Bosco BuachPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Catherines Infant SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Castleknock CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Dominican Convent Girls Senior SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Canices G N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Mary Mother of Hope Junior National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Mary Mother of Hope Senior NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Canices B N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Coláiste Pobail SetantaPost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
St Declan's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Holy Family School for the DeafSpecialInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Ui EarcainPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil Ghrainne Community National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Coláiste MhuirePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
The Kings HospitalPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Broombridge Educate Together National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Benedicts National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Mother of Divine GracePrimaryInspection reports ↗
Beneavin De La Salle CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Cabra Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Castaheany Educate Together NSPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Hansfield Educate Together National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Eriu Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
Hansfield ETSSPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Scoil MhuirePrimaryInspection reports ↗
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
Ballydowd High Support Special SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
Scoil Naomh LucaisPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Tyrrelstown Educate Together National SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St Michaels Spec SchoolSpecialInspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil BharraPrimaryInspection reports ↗
St. Kevin's Community CollegePost-primary · ETBInspection reports ↗
St Kevins CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondaryInspection reports ↗
St Andrews N.S.PrimaryInspection reports ↗
Christ the King Girls Senior SchoolPrimaryInspection reports ↗
Christ the King I GPrimaryInspection 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 Blanchardstown

All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school

Within 10 km of Blanchardstown there are 72 post-primary schools: 39 voluntary secondary schools, 26 ETB schools, 6 community schools and one comprehensive school. Of these, 22 are single-sex: 11 for girls and 11 for boys. Fees are charged at 4 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 5 of them.

Within 10 km
72
post-primary schools; 24 in the area
Single-sex
22
of the 72 within reach
Nearest
0.7 km
Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin
SchoolTakesAlsoPupilsAway
Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–1,0140.7 km
Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boys–9440.8 km
Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS5631.5 km
Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS3231.5 km
Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1,3181.9 km
Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1,0272.2 km
Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–1,1202.2 km
Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying7712.5 km
Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boys–9122.7 km
The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of IrelandGirls and boysFee-paying, Boarding7323.3 km
Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1,0793.5 km
Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsFee-paying6363.7 km
All 72 post-primary schools within reach
SchoolTakesAlsoPupilsAway
Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–8674 km
Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1934 km
New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS4174.1 km
St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS5254.2 km
Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS7644.5 km
Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–7454.7 km
Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2575 km
St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–9345 km
St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · OtherGirls and boysDEIS7415.3 km
Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS4795.3 km
Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS6305.3 km
Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysGaelcholáiste5925.5 km
St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–7905.5 km
St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS6465.5 km
St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–6515.9 km
Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, DEIS2726 km
Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–9666.3 km
Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2646.4 km
Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–9376.4 km
Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–5766.4 km
St Peter's CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–1,2146.5 km
Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS5856.5 km
Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS3497.1 km
St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS5037.1 km
Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysGaelcholáiste4007.3 km
Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS4257.5 km
St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS8307.6 km
St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS4087.6 km
Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–7637.6 km
Confey Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–9347.7 km
Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–9817.7 km
Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2897.7 km
St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2837.9 km
Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS5217.9 km
Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–9937.9 km
Coláiste ChiaráinCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boys–6768.1 km
Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS5648.1 km
Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS2708.2 km
Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, DEIS5238.3 km
C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2518.3 km
St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2448.4 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS3208.7 km
Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS3868.7 km
St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · CatholicBoys–7258.8 km
Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · CatholicBoysFee-paying1,0118.9 km
Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS2979.1 km
Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–9689.1 km
Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls–7999.1 km
Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boys–1,0069.1 km
Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2629.2 km
Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS1399.3 km
Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2509.3 km
St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of IrelandGirls and boys–3029.3 km
Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS4039.3 km
O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirls and boysDEIS2229.5 km
Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS1509.6 km
Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysDEIS1869.6 km
St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · CatholicGirlsDEIS4669.6 km
Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · CatholicBoysDEIS2569.9 km
Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominationalGirls and boysGaelcholáiste, DEIS26610 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 Blanchardstown

8 special schools serve the area: Youth Encounter Project, Danu Community Special School, St Vincents Home NS, Phoenix Park Specialist School, Casa Caterina S S, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Ballydowd High Support Special School and St Michaels Spec School, 477 pupils between them. 39 of the 59 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

Blanchardstown beside the 45 other Irish towns of 17,200 to 33,200 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
Ennis27,923187,595133%0.3 km
Carlow27,351197,832242%0.7 km
Kilkenny27,184198,557211%0.6 km
Naas26,180158,30427%0.1 km
Tralee26,079186,726239%0.6 km
Blanchardstown24,6139136,302544%0.7 km
Newbridge24,366187,450133%0.4 km
Balbriggan24,322178,295229%0.3 km
Portlaoise23,494136,518115%0.6 km
Jobstown23,4375319,772545%0.1 km
…
Maynooth17,259126,74230%0.3 km

More pupils attend the schools around 7 of the other 45 towns than around Blanchardstown. Every one of them has an all-Irish school within 3 km.

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

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers around Blanchardstown

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 Blanchardstown had 33,189 pupils in 2015/16 and 36,302 in 2025/26. Edmund Rice College grew most: +576% since 2019/20.

Pupils at schools in and around Blanchardstown

010,00020,00030,00040,0002015/162018/192021/222025/26Pupils

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 Blanchardstown

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

MulhuddartCarpenterstownCastleknockClonsillaHollystownOngarMulhuddartCarpenterstownCastleknockClonsillaHollystownOngarBlanchardstown
TownSchoolsPupilsAll-IrishDEIS schoolsNearest post-primary
Blanchardstown9136,302544%0.7 km
Mulhuddart
1.6 km
5026,364324%0.9 km
Carpenterstown
1.8 km
10240,675540%0.3 km
Castleknock
2.6 km
7727,912351%0.1 km
Clonsilla
2.7 km
5629,411321%0.6 km
Hollystown
3.3 km
6822,939350%1.9 km
Ongar
3.7 km
4222,425321%0.3 km

The roll around Blanchardstown moved +1% since 2019/20; nearby, Castleknock grew most (+2%) and Hollystown least (−3%).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Which schools count. Every school in Blanchardstown 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 Blanchardstown

How many schools are there in Blanchardstown?

In Blanchardstown or within 3 km of it: 59 primary schools, 24 secondary schools and 8 special schools, with 36,302 pupils between them.

Are there schools in Blanchardstown that teach through Irish?

Yes, 5: S.N. Oilibheir, Gaelscoil an Chuilinn and Gaelscoil Ui Earcain teach every subject through Irish.

Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Blanchardstown?

3 of the 24: Castleknock College, The Kings Hospital and Mount Sackville Secondary School. The others are free.

What is the best school in Blanchardstown?

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 Blanchardstown?

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).