Holy Family School for the Deaf
Navan Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 · D07 TH79 · Roll number 20495S
Holy Family School for the Deaf is one of 14 special schools in or within 3 km of Cabra West. Every school in and around Cabra West →
What stands out about Holy Family School for the Deaf
- One of the larger special schools: 134 pupils, against a typical 58.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−4%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2016/17 to 2025/26Holy Family School for the Deaf had 134 pupils in 2025/26, against 124 in 2016/17 (+8%). Girls are 46% of them. Its largest roll was 140, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 5 of the 9 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Holy Family School for the Deaf
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 Holy Family School for the Deaf 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 Holy Family School for the Deaf
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 Holy Family School for the Deaf
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Holy Family School for the Deaf follow a professional report on the child’s needs; the National Council for Special Education’s local special educational needs organiser helps families apply.
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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Holy Family School for the Deaf is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−4%). All the schools around Cabra West together changed by +6%.
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 special schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Holy Family School for the Deaf has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest special schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −4%; 2 of the 3 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | ||
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 0.8 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 1.5 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 1.6 km | |
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 2.3 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 2.4 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.5 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.4 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 6.1 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 6.4 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 6.8 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.9 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 8 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 8 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.9 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 9.6 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 10 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 13 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 19 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 26 km |
Living in Cabra West
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Homes in the D07 Eircode area
Housing in Cabra West →The median sale price rose from €382,700 in 2023 to €467,200 in 2025 (+22%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the D07 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Cabra West
Cost of living in Cabra West →New tenancies in Cabra West 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 West, D07 TH79
Special schools near Holy Family School for the Deaf
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Holy Family School for the Deaf
Is Holy Family School for the Deaf 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 Holy Family School for the Deaf have?
134 pupils in 2025/26. That is −4% since 2019/20.
Does Holy Family School for the Deaf teach through Irish?
No: Holy Family School for the Deaf teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Holy Family School for the Deaf?
Holy Family School for the Deaf has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Family School for the Deaf?
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 Holy Family School for the Deaf?
The nearest are Casa Caterina S S (0.8 km), St Vincents Home NS (1.5 km) and Phoenix Park Specialist School (1.6 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 West; 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).