Linn Dara Schools
Linn Dara CAMHS Approved Centre, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 · D10 XR23 · Roll number 19630O
Linn Dara Schools is one of 6 special schools in or within 3 km of Cherry Orchard. Every school in and around Cherry Orchard →
What stands out about Linn Dara Schools
- 51 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 51 pupils, 70% more than the 30 of 2019/20.
- 37 girls and 14 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is Health Service Executive; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Linn Dara Schools had 51 pupils in 2025/26, against 20 in 2015/16 (+155%). Girls are 73% of them. Its largest roll was 52, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Linn Dara Schools
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 Linn Dara Schools 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 Linn Dara Schools
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 Linn Dara Schools
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Linn Dara Schools 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: Linn Dara Schools has grown by 70% since 2019/20. All the schools around Cherry Orchard together changed by +2%.
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.
Of the 6 nearest special schools, 4 have more pupils than Linn Dara Schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +70%; 0 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 2 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 2.2 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.6 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.5 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 5.1 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 5.1 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.5 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 6.4 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 6.7 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.4 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 12 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 15 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 16 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 24 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 30 km |
Living in Cherry Orchard
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Homes in the D10 Eircode area
Housing in Cherry Orchard →The median sale price rose from €293,900 in 2023 to €351,600 in 2025 (+20%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the D10 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Cherry Orchard
Cost of living in Cherry Orchard →New tenancies in Cherry Orchard averaged €1,676 a month in 2025, against €1,631 in 2024 (+3%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Cherry Orchard, D10 XR23
Special schools near Linn Dara Schools
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Linn Dara Schools
Is Linn Dara Schools 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 Linn Dara Schools have?
51 pupils in 2025/26. That is +70% since 2019/20.
Does Linn Dara Schools teach through Irish?
No: Linn Dara Schools teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Linn Dara Schools?
Linn Dara Schools has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Health Service Executive.
How do pupils get a place at Linn Dara Schools?
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 Linn Dara Schools?
The nearest are St Michaels Spec School (2 km), Ballydowd High Support Special School (2.2 km) and Stewarts School (2.6 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 Cherry Orchard; 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).