Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.09 of the secondary schools in and around Crumlin charge fees
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 52% of the schools around Crumlin, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 64 of its 124 schools are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas, against 30% across Ireland. Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Every school in the town or within 3 km of its outline, from the Department of Education’s lists for 2025/26; Ireland’s figures are every school in the lists.
What stands out about Crumlin’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: The High School (811), Terenure College (800), Loreto College (588) and Gonzaga College (576), and 5 more. 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. Seton's Secondary School (741), St Christopher's NS (598), Meanscoil Iognáid Rís (521) and Kylemore College (479), and 60 more. Who runs them ↓
A wide choice at twelve
Families here can choose among 134 post-primary schools within 10 km of the town, of more than one kind; each admits on its own published policy, so applying to more than one is common. The nearest: Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School (0.5 km), Loreto College (1 km) and Mercy Secondary School (1.1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Drawn from the Department of Education’s lists; none of it judges how well a school teaches.
The 124 schools in and around Crumlin
Every school in Crumlin or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Show all 37 secondary schools
Show all 76 primary schools
Who runs Crumlin’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
91 of Crumlin’s 124 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (60), Educate Together (7) and City of Dublin ETB (6). 64 of the 124 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 124 schools in and around Crumlin 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 Crumlin’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 Crumlin
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
8 of Crumlin’s 124 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Gaelscoil Mologa and S.N. Brighde.
Who Crumlin’s schools serve
The pupils at the area’s schools by share, 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 Crumlin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 46% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 49% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 29% | 18% | 6% |
Around Crumlin, 46% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. Set beside Ireland, post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools stand out most: 29% against 6%. The largest DEIS school here is St. Seton's Secondary School, with 741 pupils.
Each of the 124 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 31 patrons of Crumlin’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
Of the 124 schools around Crumlin, 60 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 41% of the pupils; 31 patrons in all. 9 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 7.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Christopher's NS, St. Louis, St Pius X G, St Pius X N.S. Boys, Bishop Galvin, Bishop Shanahan, Assumption Junior School, Harolds Cross, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Raphaels, Presentation Primary School, St Josephs Boys, St Ultans, S.N. Brighde, Scoil Úna Naofa, Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, St Michaels, St. James's Primary School, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, St Brigids Primary School, Gaelscoil Mologa, Presentation Primary School, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Gabriels, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, St Patricks, Inchicore, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Treasa Naofa, St Audoens, S N Banrion na nAingeal 1, St Gabriels, Presentation Primary School, St Clares Convent, Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire, Scoil na mBrathar, City Quay, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre, Bainrion na nAingal 2, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Scoil na Mbrathar Boys Senior School, Our Lady of Wayside, Sancta Maria C B S, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, St John of God Sp Sch, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, St Peters Special Sch, Our Lady of Hope School, S.N. Naomh Cillin, Henrietta Street School | Catholic | 60 | 14,404 |
| Educate TogetherDublin 7 Educate Together NS, Harolds Cross Educate Together, Canal Way Educate Together, Harcourt Terrace Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together, Paradise Place ETNS, Dublin 6 Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W Primary School | Multi-denominational | 7 | 2,293 |
| City of Dublin ETBKylemore College, Presentation, Larkin, Clogher Road, Solas Hospital School, An Cosan CSS | Multi-denominational, Catholic, Inter-denominational | 6 | 1,776 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustMeanscoil Iognáid Rís, Christian Brothers, Synge St., C.B.S. James Street, St Pauls C.B.S., C.B.S. Westland Row | Catholic | 5 | 1,477 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustOur Ladys School, Muckross Park College, St Louis High School, St Pauls | Catholic | 4 | 2,664 |
| Religious Sisters of CharityMount Carmel, St Josephs, Assumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 4 | 1,189 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISandford Parish, St Catherines West, Zion Parish Primary School, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 4 | 510 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBSt Mac Dara's, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College | Inter-denominational, Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,367 |
| CEISTMercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 3 | 900 |
| Minister for Education & SkillsCentral Senior Mxd, Central Infs School, Scoil Chaoimhin | Catholic | 3 | 444 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College, St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines | Catholic | 2 | 1,137 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College, Loreto College | Catholic | 2 | 908 |
| Dublin Talmud TorahStratford College, Scoil Naisiunta Stratford | Jewish | 2 | 277 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Lios na nOg, Gaelscoil Eoin | Catholic, Multi-denominational | 2 | 252 |
| Board of Governors of the High SchoolThe High School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 811 |
| Carmelite Order (Irish Province)Terenure College | Catholic | 1 | 800 |
| Trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust & CEISTSt. Seton's | Other | 1 | 741 |
| Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Gonzaga College | Catholic | 1 | 576 |
| Marist Education AuthorityCatholic University School | Catholic | 1 | 544 |
| Board of Governors of Sandford Park SchoolSandford Park School Ltd | Inter-denominational | 1 | 437 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| St Conleth's LtdSt Conleths College | Catholic | 1 | 339 |
| Board of Governors of St Patrick's Cathedral Grammar SchoolSt Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | Church of Ireland | 1 | 302 |
| The Ranelagh Multidenominational AssociationRanelagh Multi Denom | Multi-denominational | 1 | 221 |
| Board of Governors of the Church of Ireland College of EducationKildare Place | Church of Ireland | 1 | 189 |
| City of Dublin Education and Training BoardSouth City CNS | Multi-denominational | 1 | 148 |
| Conference of Methodist Church in IrelandRathgar | Methodist | 1 | 94 |
| Health Service ExecutiveSetanta Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 68 |
| Spiritan Education TrustLibermann Spiritan School | Catholic | 1 | 51 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
| Dean of St Patrick's CatheralSt Patricks | Church of Ireland | 1 | 24 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Crumlin
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 9 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
38 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 42 have shrunk by as much, out of 108; across Ireland: +5%.
All 108 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 Crumlin’s schools
Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and none rated
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.
The reports describe what inspectors saw and what each school should do next. They give no overall grade, so none is shown here; the 124 schools below each link their own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Crumlin
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
134 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Crumlin: 91 voluntary secondary schools, 29 ETB schools, 12 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 56 of them are single-sex, 30 for girls and 26 for boys. Fees are charged at 26 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 0.5 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 1 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 1.1 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 1.2 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 1.2 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 1.5 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 1.5 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 2 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 2.4 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 2.4 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 2.6 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 2.7 km |
All 134 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 2.8 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 2.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 2.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 2.9 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 2.9 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 2.9 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 3 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 3.2 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 3.3 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 3.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 3.3 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 3.4 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 3.4 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 3.6 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 3.7 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 3.8 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 3.8 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 3.9 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 4 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 4.2 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 4.2 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 4.2 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 4.2 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 4.4 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 4.4 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 4.4 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 4.4 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 4.5 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 4.5 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 4.6 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 4.6 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 4.6 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 4.7 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 4.7 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 4.7 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 4.8 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 4.8 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 4.8 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 4.8 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 5 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 5 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 5.2 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 5.3 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 5.6 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 5.7 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 5.8 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 5.8 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 5.8 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 5.8 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 5.8 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 5.8 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 5.9 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 6 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 6 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 6 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 6.1 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 6.2 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 6.3 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 6.3 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 6.4 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 6.4 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 6.4 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 6.5 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 6.5 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 6.5 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 6.5 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 6.6 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 6.6 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 6.6 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 6.6 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 6.7 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 6.7 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 6.9 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 6.9 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 7 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 7 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 7.1 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 7.1 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 7.1 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 7.2 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 7.2 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 7.3 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 7.3 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 7.3 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 7.4 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 7.4 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 7.5 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 7.6 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 7.6 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 7.7 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 7.7 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 7.8 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 7.8 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 7.8 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 7.8 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 7.8 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 8.2 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 8.2 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 8.2 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 8.2 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 8.3 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 8.4 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 8.4 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 8.5 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 8.5 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 8.6 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 8.6 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 8.6 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 8.7 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 521 | 8.7 km |
| St Raphaela's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 637 | 8.7 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 9.1 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 9.2 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 9.3 km |
| St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 650 | 9.3 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 9.4 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 9.4 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 9.6 km |
| Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 451 | 9.7 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 9.7 km |
| Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 402 | 9.9 km |
| Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Crumlin
11 special schools serve the area: Solas Hospital School, Our Lady of Hope School, Scoil Eoin, St John of God Sp Sch, Libermann Spiritan School, Setanta Special School, St Peters Special Sch, An Cosan CSS, Catherine Mc Auley N Sc, Henrietta Street School and Cheeverstown Sp Sch, 764 pupils between them. 42 of the 76 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.
Crumlin beside the 69 other Irish towns of 13,500 to 26,000 people
Schools in or within 3 km of each town, by population; none is ranked, as Ireland publishes no results
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 91 | 36,302 | 5 | 44% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Wexford | 21,524 | 16 | 6,749 | 1 | 25% | 0.5 km |
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | 102 | 40,675 | 5 | 40% | 0.3 km |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 17 | 6,012 | 1 | 35% | 0.6 km |
| Celbridge | 20,601 | 18 | 7,733 | 1 | 0% | 1.4 km |
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 50 | 26,364 | 3 | 24% | 0.9 km |
| Esker | 19,110 | 56 | 23,239 | 6 | 34% | 0.9 km |
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Dolphins Barn | 18,799 | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Whitehall | 13,675 | 132 | 37,232 | 12 | 61% | 0.2 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 17 of the other 69 towns than around Crumlin. 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 Crumlin
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Crumlin had 35,437 pupils in 2015/16 and 35,375 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School grew most: +852% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Crumlin
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 Crumlin
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crumlin | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Kimmage 1.3 km | 132 | 38,981 | 9 | 45% | 0.5 km |
| Inchicore 1.4 km | 76 | 21,071 | 3 | 59% | 0.7 km |
| Kilmainham 1.4 km | 106 | 27,472 | 4 | 62% | 0.5 km |
| Walkinstown 1.4 km | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Dolphins Barn 1.6 km | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Perrystown 1.9 km | 94 | 30,259 | 5 | 37% | 0.8 km |
Kimmage has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Pupils around Crumlin: +6% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Kimmage led (+6%) and Inchicore trailed (+3%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Crumlin 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 Crumlin
How many schools are there in Crumlin?
In Crumlin or within 3 km of it: 76 primary schools, 37 secondary schools and 11 special schools, with 35,375 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Crumlin that teach through Irish?
Yes, 8: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Gaelscoil Mologa and S.N. Brighde teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Crumlin?
9 of the 37: St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., Rathmines, Catholic University School, Loreto College and Stratford College. The others are free.
What is the best school in Crumlin?
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 Crumlin?
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).