St Michaels Hse Sp Sch
Raheny Road, Raheny, Dublin 5 · D05 FN34 · Roll number 19373U
St Michaels Hse Sp Sch is one of 7 special schools in or within 3 km of Donaghmede. Every school in and around Donaghmede →
What stands out about St Michaels Hse Sp Sch
- 52 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−10%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 15 girls and 37 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is St Michael's House; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Michaels Hse Sp Sch had 52 pupils in 2025/26, down from 58 in 2015/16 (−10%). Girls are 29% of them. Its largest roll was 60, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 2 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 Michaels Hse Sp Sch
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 Michaels Hse Sp Sch 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 Michaels Hse Sp Sch
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 Michaels Hse Sp Sch
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at St Michaels Hse Sp Sch 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: St Michaels Hse Sp Sch has shrunk by 10% since 2019/20. All the schools around Donaghmede 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 St Michaels Hse Sp Sch. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −10%; 3 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | ||
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 0.7 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 0.9 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 1.1 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 2.7 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.3 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 3.4 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 7.9 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 11 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 12 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 15 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km |
Living in Donaghmede
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Renting in Donaghmede
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Location
Directions ↗Donaghmede, D05 FN34
Special schools near St Michaels Hse Sp Sch
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Michaels Hse Sp Sch
Is St Michaels Hse Sp Sch 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 Michaels Hse Sp Sch have?
52 pupils in 2025/26. That is −10% since 2019/20.
Does St Michaels Hse Sp Sch teach through Irish?
No: St Michaels Hse Sp Sch teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Michaels Hse Sp Sch?
St Michaels Hse Sp Sch has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is St Michael's House.
How do pupils get a place at St Michaels Hse Sp Sch?
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 Michaels Hse Sp Sch?
The nearest are Belmayne Community Special School (0.7 km), St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield (0.9 km) and ABACAS Kilbarrack (1.1 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 Donaghmede; 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).