St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin
Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 · D11 XV05 · Roll number 60400F
St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin is one of 39 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Cabra East. Every school in and around Cabra East →
What stands out about St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin
- 408 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+13%).
- 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 boys’ 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 Edmund Rice Schools Trust; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin had 408 pupils in 2025/26, against 378 in 2015/16 (+8%). Its largest roll was 412, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin
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 St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin 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 St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin
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 St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin 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 boys 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: St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin has grown by 13% since 2019/20. All the schools around Cabra East together changed by +3%.
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 St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +13%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin | 408 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 830 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.9 km |
| Scoil Chaitriona | 523 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 1.1 km |
| Cabra Community College | 264 | +102% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| Belvedere College S.J | 1,011 | +1% | Catholic | English | 1.7 km | |
| St Josephs Secondary School | 283 | +48% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| Dominican College | 799 | +7% | Catholic | English | 1.8 km |
The other 177 post-primary schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Mhuire | 272 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| Rosmini Community School | 139 | +16% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary School | 386 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| St Declan's College | 651 | +0% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| St Kevins College | 503 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| O'Connell School | 222 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S. | 244 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2 km |
| Larkin Community College | 403 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 2.1 km |
| St Dominics College | 790 | −1% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Clonturk College | 968 | +182% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.2 km | |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S. | 725 | +1% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| Beneavin De La Salle College | 585 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.5 km |
| St Michaels Secondary School | 646 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.7 km |
| Maryfield College | 527 | −11% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| St Josephs C.B.S. | 310 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.8 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive School | 564 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.8 km |
| Ellenfield Community College | 150 | +3% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 2.9 km |
| Marino College | 297 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 2.9 km |
| Árdscoil Rís | 563 | +4% | Catholic | English | 3.1 km | |
| Coláiste Eoin | 257 | +43% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| C.B.S. James Street | 251 | +65% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | 302 | +39% | Church of Ireland | English | 3.3 km | |
| C.B.S. Westland Row | 205 | +52% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.3 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive School | 903 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 3.5 km | |
| Our Lady Of Mercy College | 407 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.6 km |
| Presentation College | 262 | +55% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.6 km |
| Loreto College | 588 | +5% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Catholic University School | 544 | +7% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St. | 256 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.9 km |
| St. David's College | 550 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| New Cross College | 417 | +110% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| Ringsend College | 191 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.3 km |
| Loreto College | 320 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | 500 | +17% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Mercy Secondary School | 349 | +124% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| Clogher Road Community College | 297 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary School | 437 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 5 km | |
| St Marys Secondary School | 320 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| St Conleths College | 339 | +19% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 912 | +576% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Marian College | 319 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School | 289 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.1 km |
| Coolock Community College | 205 | +32% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 5.2 km |
| Chanel College | 451 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.2 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary School | 647 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| St Louis High School | 690 | +2% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Sandford Park School Ltd | 437 | +8% | Inter-denominational | English | 5.4 km | |
| St Pauls College | 650 | +10% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Mercy College Coolock | 402 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.5 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary School | 636 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Muckross Park College | 709 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School | 437 | +460% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.7 km | |
| Kylemore College | 479 | +22% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 5.7 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary School | 741 | – | Other | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| Rosary College | 250 | +35% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| Gonzaga College | 576 | +4% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Castleknock College | 771 | +10% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Meanscoil Iognáid Rís | 521 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.3 km |
| Assumption Secondary School | 270 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.4 km |
| Presentation Community College | 443 | +26% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Stratford College | 189 | +28% | Jewish | English | 6.5 km | |
| Alexandra College | 664 | +13% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.6 km | |
| St Michaels College | 731 | +10% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| The Teresian School | 230 | +16% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Manor House School | 652 | −5% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Le Cheile Secondary School | 944 | +26% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| The High School | 811 | +11% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.9 km | |
| Phobailscoil Iosolde | 764 | −0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 7.1 km |
| Terenure College | 800 | +16% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| The Donahies Community School | 488 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 7.3 km |
| Árdscoil La Salle | 289 | +74% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.4 km |
| The Kings Hospital | 732 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.4 km | |
| Templeogue College | 637 | −6% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Our Ladys School | 799 | +5% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| St Pauls Secondary School | 466 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.7 km |
| Castleknock Community College | 1,318 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.7 km | |
| St Kilian's Deutsche Schule | 475 | +18% | Inter-denominational | English | 7.8 km | |
| Rath Dara Community College | 323 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Greenhills College | 186 | +36% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School | 595 | +1,883% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.9 km | |
| De La Salle College | 463 | +45% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary School | 295 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil Mhin | 1,014 | −1% | Inter-denominational | English | 8.3 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh | 296 | +13% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 8.4 km | |
| Loreto High School | 625 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| St Andrews College | 1,011 | +2% | Presbyterian | English | 8.5 km | |
| Collinstown Park Community College | 630 | +11% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| Grange Community College | 553 | +98% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Reachrann | 453 | +2% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 8.6 km | |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary School | 366 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 8.6 km | |
| St Mac Dara's Community College | 915 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | 8.6 km | |
| Coláiste Eoin | 517 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.7 km | |
| Coláiste Íosagáin | 488 | +1% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.7 km | |
| Willow Park School | 206 | −0% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| St. Kevin's Community College | 525 | +41% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| Luttrellstown Community College | 1,027 | +15% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.9 km | |
| Coláiste de hÍde | 266 | −11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary School | 726 | +4% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Blakestown Community School | 563 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Blackrock College | 1,041 | +2% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Tallaght Community School | 840 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.2 km |
| Coláiste Éanna | 618 | +3% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Dominican College | 521 | +19% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Kingswood Community College | 1,006 | +93% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.4 km | |
| Coláiste Bríde | 993 | +4% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Sancta Maria College | 577 | +5% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Ballinteer Community School | 415 | +2% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.7 km |
| Oatlands College | 623 | +14% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Moyle Park College | 763 | +3% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Loreto College | 655 | +4% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Coláiste Chilliain | 400 | −4% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 9.8 km | |
| Hartstown Community School | 1,120 | −1% | Inter-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| Pobalscoil Neasáin | 831 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| Coláiste Choilm | 421 | −23% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| St. Tiernan's Community School | 368 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 9.9 km |
| St Benildus College | 949 | +18% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Marys Secondary School | 230 | −16% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary School | 696 | +939% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| St. Colmcille's Community School | 727 | −0% | Inter-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Wesley College | 942 | +2% | Methodist | English | 10 km | |
| St Raphaela's Secondary School | 637 | +12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBS | 745 | +38% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Kishoge Community College | 937 | +12% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Griffeen Community College | 576 | +317% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| St. Fintan's High School | 714 | +1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Deansrath Community College | 425 | +43% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Coláiste Cois Life | 592 | −27% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Fingal Community College | 864 | +1% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| St Joseph's College | 934 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Swords Community College | 952 | +473% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Newpark Comprehensive School | 884 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Setanta | 1,079 | +2% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Malahide Community School | 1,250 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| St Finians Community College | 671 | +4% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Columba's College | 357 | +7% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Firhouse Community College | 825 | +2% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Old Bawn Community School | 1,024 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| St Marks Community School | 931 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Portmarnock Community School | 955 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Eriu Community College | 193 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Hansfield ETSS | 867 | +34% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Rockford Manor Secondary School | 273 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Santa Sabina Dominican College | 754 | +13% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School | 411 | +407% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Lucan Community College | 966 | +5% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Rockbrook Park School | 186 | +14% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Sutton Park School | 503 | +36% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Christian Brothers College | 549 | +7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Rosemont School | 307 | +69% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Loreto College Foxrock | 660 | +27% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Aidan's Community School | 561 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Adamstown Community College | 981 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School | 741 | +246% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Killinarden Community School | 471 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Mount Seskin Community College | 350 | +8% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Clonkeen College | 635 | +10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Holy Child Community School | 275 | +12% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Rathdown School | 364 | +38% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Coláiste pobail Fóla | 758 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Cabinteely Community School | 512 | +12% | Inter-denominational | 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 | |
| Blackrock Educate Together Secondary School | 236 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| St Laurence College | 302 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Donabate Community College | 799 | +5% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Holy Child Killiney | 382 | +9% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Holy Family Community School | 998 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| John Scottus Secondary School | 211 | +77% | Inter-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Lusk Community College | 1,104 | +61% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Woodbrook College | 623 | +51% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Joseph's Secondary School | 945 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Skerries Community College | 1,025 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| Ardgillan Community College | 1,014 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Bremore Educate Together Secondary School | 824 | +124% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Coláiste Ghlór na Mara | 520 | +63% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| Balbriggan Community College | 686 | +33% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Loreto Secondary School | 1,220 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km |
Living in Cabra East
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the D07 Eircode area
Housing in Cabra East →The median sale price rose from €373,700 in 2023 to €453,200 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the D07 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Cabra East
Cost of living in Cabra East →New tenancies in Cabra East averaged €1,606 a month in 2025, against €1,618 in 2024 (−1%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Cabra East, D11 XV05
Post-primary schools near St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin
Is St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin 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 St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin have?
408 pupils in 2025/26. That is +13% since 2019/20.
Does St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin teach through Irish?
No: St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin?
St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Edmund Rice Schools Trust.
How do pupils get a place at St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin?
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 St Vincents C.B.S. Glasnevin?
The nearest are St Mary's Secondary School (0.9 km), Scoil Chaitriona (1.1 km) and Cabra Community College (1.3 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 Cabra East; 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).