Photo: Darrin Antrobus · CC BY-SA 2.03 of the secondary schools in and around Clontarf West charge fees
Around Clontarf West, 51% of schools are in DEIS, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, reaches 77 of its 151 schools; across Ireland, 30%. Ireland publishes no school results, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them, so these schools are described here, never graded or ranked.
Counted from the Department of Education’s 2025/26 lists: every school in the town or within 3 km of it, against every school in Ireland.
What stands out about Clontarf West’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: Belvedere College S.J (1,011), Loreto College (588) and Catholic University School (544). Every school ↓
Extra support for many schools
Many schools here are in DEIS, which gives schools in disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and help; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. In DEIS: St Mary's Secondary School (830), St Christopher's NS (598), Trinity Comprehensive School (564) and St. David's College (550), and 73 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
110 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Mount Temple Comprehensive School (0.3 km), Árdscoil Rís (0.6 km) and Marino College (1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
The 151 schools in and around Clontarf West
Each school in or within 3 km of Clontarf West links to a page of its own. Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Show all 37 secondary schools
Show all 96 primary schools
Who runs Clontarf West’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
119 of Clontarf West’s 151 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (84), Edmund Rice Schools Trust (9) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (8). 77 of the 151 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.
Where the 151 schools in and around Clontarf West 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 Clontarf West’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 Clontarf West
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
9 of Clontarf West’s 151 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Neasain, Scoil Chaoimhin and Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire.
Who Clontarf West’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 Clontarf West | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 46% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 56% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 12% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 46% of the pupils around Clontarf West, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 56% against 29%. St Mary's Secondary School, with 830 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.
Each of the 151 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.
The 27 patrons of Clontarf West’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
Of the 151 schools around Clontarf West, 84 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 45% of the pupils; 27 patrons in all. 10 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 5.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Fiachras Sen, St Christopher's NS, Scoil Fhiachra Soisir, Holy Child, St Patricks N School, St Peters, St Brigids Convent, Scoil na Croi Naofa, Corpus Christi, Stanhope Street Primary School, S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior, St Columbas Con G & I, St Brigids Convent, 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, Eoin Baisde B Sois, St Josephs, Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors, St Brigids Boys, Scoil Mobhi, Scoil Neasain, St. Vincent's Primary School, St Pauls Sen, Star of the Sea, 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, St Audoens, St Francis Junior, St Benedicts and St Marys, Presentation Primary School, Scoil an Tseachtar Laoch, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, St Laurence O'Toole's, Darndale N.S. Junior, Scoil Nais Ide Cailini, Scoil Ui Chonaill Boys Seniors, Rutland, Scoil Chiarain, City Quay, St Patricks Girls, Scoil Eoin, St Ciarans Spec Sch, Naomh Padraig Boys, Scoil Bhreandain, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, St Malachys B, Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, St Joseph¿s Primary School, An Edmund Rice School, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, An Taonad Reamhscoile, St Eithnes Senior Girls, St Vincents Inf Boys, Christ the King B, Christ the King Girls Senior School, Naomh Lorcan O Tuathail Senior Boys, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Josephs for Blind, St Monicas, Christ the King I G, St Declans Special Sch, Henrietta Street School, St L O Tooles 2 Spec, St Joseph's Adolescent School | Catholic | 84 | 18,205 |
| 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., St Pauls C.B.S., O'Connell School, C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 9 | 3,730 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Mary's, Dominican College, Manor House School, Holy Faith, Maryfield College, Scoil Chaitriona, St Marys, Árdscoil La Salle | Catholic | 8 | 4,587 |
| City of Dublin ETBClonturk College, Larkin, Marino College, Coolock, Ringsend College, Ellenfield, An Cosan CSS, Beaumont Hospital Special School | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational, Other | 8 | 2,279 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS N na Lanai Glasa, S.N. Paroiste Maitiu Nfa, Springdale, St Columbas N.S. Mxd, Glasnevin, Drumcondra | Church of Ireland | 6 | 949 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Grace Park Educate Together, Glasnevin Educate Together NS, Paradise Place ETNS, Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 5 | 1,750 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Cholmcille, Gaelscoil Áine, Gaelscoil Eoin | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 3 | 449 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| 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 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School, Chanel College | Catholic | 2 | 995 |
| CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College, Mercy College Coolock | Catholic | 2 | 809 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs | Catholic | 2 | 669 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Belvedere College S.J | Catholic | 1 | 1,011 |
| Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)St Pauls College | Catholic | 1 | 650 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 588 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist FathersThe Donahies | Inter-denominational | 1 | 488 |
| Marist Brothers (Province of West Central Europe)Marian College | Catholic | 1 | 319 |
| The North Dublin National School ProjectNorth Dublin N.S. Project | Multi-denominational | 1 | 214 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| City of Dublin ETB & Rosminian FathersRosmini | Inter-denominational | 1 | 139 |
| The John Scottus Education Trust Company Limited by GuaranteeJohn Scottus | Multi-denominational | 1 | 136 |
| 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 Clontarf West
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, 35 of these 130 schools have grown by 5% or more and 61 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +5%.
All 130 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.
Inspection reports for Clontarf West’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
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 151 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Clontarf West
Every post-primary school within 10 km of the town; families choose and apply to each, at about twelve
Families in Clontarf West have 110 post-primary schools within 10 km: 88 voluntary secondary schools, 13 ETB schools, 6 community schools and 3 comprehensive schools. 53 teach girls and boys apart: 29 girls’ and 24 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 22 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 6 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 0.3 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 0.6 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 1 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 1.2 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 1.3 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 1.3 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 1.5 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 1.8 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 1.8 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 1.9 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 2 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 2.1 km |
All 110 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 2.1 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 2.2 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 2.3 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 2.3 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 2.5 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 2.7 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 2.9 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 2.9 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 3 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 3.2 km |
| Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 652 | 3.2 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 3.3 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 3.6 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 3.6 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 3.7 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 3.8 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 3.8 km |
| Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 3.9 km |
| The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 488 | 4 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 4.1 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 4.1 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 4.2 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 4.3 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 4.4 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 4.5 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 4.6 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 4.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4.9 km |
| Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 595 | 4.9 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 5 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 5 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 5.2 km |
| Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 553 | 5.4 km |
| Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 453 | 5.4 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 5.4 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 5.5 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 5.6 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 5.6 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 5.6 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 5.7 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 5.7 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5.7 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 5.8 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 5.8 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 6.1 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 6.2 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 6.3 km |
| Pobalscoil NeasáinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 831 | 6.3 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 6.4 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 6.4 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 230 | 6.8 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 6.8 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.9 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 6.9 km |
| St. Fintan's High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 714 | 7.1 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 7.2 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 7.3 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 7.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 7.4 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 7.5 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 7.6 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 7.6 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 7.6 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 7.7 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 7.8 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 7.8 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 7.9 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 7.9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 8 km |
| Santa Sabina Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 754 | 8.1 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 8.2 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 8.4 km |
| Sutton Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 503 | 8.4 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 8.5 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 8.6 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 8.7 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 8.7 km |
| Portmarnock Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 955 | 8.7 km |
| Malahide Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,250 | 8.8 km |
| Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 696 | 8.8 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 8.9 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 9.1 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 9.1 km |
| Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 421 | 9.2 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 9.2 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 9.2 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 9.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 9.4 km |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 884 | 9.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 9.5 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 9.5 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 9.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 655 | 9.6 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 9.6 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 9.7 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 9.9 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 9.9 km |
| Rockford Manor Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 273 | 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 Clontarf West
18 special schools serve the area: St Joseph's Adolescent School, Central Remedial Clinic, St Josephs for Blind N.S., St L O Tooles 2 Spec, An Taonad Reamhscoile, Hospital School CHI at Temple Street, Beaumont Hospital Special School, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Michaels Hse Sp Sch, St Michaels Hse Spec Sc, Henrietta Street School, Belmayne Community Special School, St Declans Special Sch, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, An Cosan CSS, St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, St Ciarans Spec Sch and ABACAS Kilbarrack, 959 pupils between them. 41 of the 96 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.
Clontarf West beside the 77 other Irish towns of 10,700 to 20,600 people
Towns of a similar size, with the schools in or within 3 km of each; ordered by population, never ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 13 | 6,695 | 2 | 0% | 1.1 km |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 11 | 5,783 | 1 | 0% | 1.4 km |
| Tullamore | 15,598 | 14 | 4,273 | 1 | 43% | 0.4 km |
| Tallaght | 15,588 | 85 | 30,738 | 9 | 42% | 0.8 km |
| Clontarf West | 15,296 | 151 | 40,521 | 9 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Kimmage | 15,207 | 132 | 38,981 | 9 | 45% | 0.5 km |
| Castletroy | 15,093 | 29 | 10,543 | 3 | 52% | 1.3 km |
| Ballybane | 15,082 | 18 | 6,135 | 2 | 44% | 0.3 km |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 63 | 17,963 | 5 | 40% | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||||
| Skerries | 10,743 | 14 | 4,988 | 1 | 21% | 0.2 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 4 of the other 77 towns than around Clontarf West. 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 Clontarf West
Every school in or within 3 km of the town each September, counted where it stands today.
The schools in and around Clontarf West had 41,903 pupils in 2015/16 and 40,521 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Clonturk College grew most: +182% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Clontarf West
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 Clontarf West
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clontarf West | 151 | 40,521 | 9 | 51% | 0.3 km |
| Marino 1.1 km | 117 | 32,982 | 9 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Clontarf East 1.7 km | 117 | 32,925 | 5 | 44% | 0.6 km |
| Beaumont 1.8 km | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Drumcondra 2.1 km | 151 | 41,836 | 12 | 58% | 0.3 km |
| Ballybough 2.2 km | 126 | 34,469 | 8 | 52% | 0.2 km |
| Harmonstown 2.3 km | 84 | 25,004 | 5 | 39% | 0.4 km |
Drumcondra has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 12. The roll around Clontarf West moved +0% since 2019/20; nearby, Ballybough grew most (+5%) and Marino least (−1%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Clontarf West 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 Clontarf West
How many schools are there in Clontarf West?
In Clontarf West or within 3 km of it: 96 primary schools, 37 secondary schools and 18 special schools, with 40,521 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Clontarf West that teach through Irish?
Yes, 9: Scoil Neasain, Scoil Chaoimhin and Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Clontarf West?
3 of the 37: Belvedere College S.J, Loreto College and Catholic University School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Clontarf West?
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 Clontarf West?
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).