–Not graded

Schools in and around Edenmore · Department of Education

In and around Edenmore, 71 schools: 49 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and 7 special schools

In or within 3 km of Edenmore, they have 20,216 pupils in all. The roll at the schools around Edenmore moved +2% since 2019/20, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%). With no school results published in Ireland, and the Education Act 1998 restricting comparisons of them, these schools are described, not graded or ranked.

71schools in or within 3 km 5teach through Irish 29DEIS

Schools

in or within 3 km of Edenmore

3 inside the town itself

Pupils

20,216

+2% since 2019/20

Ireland: +5%

Teach through Irish

5 of 71

teach every subject through Irish

Ireland: 8%

DEIS

29 of 71

get extra support for disadvantaged areas

Ireland: 30%

School Grade

Not graded

no school results are published (Education Act 1998, s.53)

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 · In brief

What stands out about Edenmore’s schools

85post-primary schools within 10 km

A wide choice at twelve

85 post-primary schools lie within 10 km, so families here have a real choice at twelve; each admits on its own policy. The nearest: Mercy College Coolock (0.9 km), The Donahies Community School (1 km) and Árdscoil La Salle (1 km). Post-primary choices ↓

From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.

Language

Teaching through Irish in and around Edenmore

How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.

All-Irish 57%

Partly in Irish 23%

English-medium 6490%

5 of Edenmore’s 71 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Neasain, Gaelscoil Mide and Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol.

Who goes there

Who Edenmore’s schools serve

Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26

Pupils at DEIS schools37%

Pupils at all-Irish schools6%

Girls52%

Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools41%

Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools0%

Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.

DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools

Primary pupils31%

Post-primary pupils48%

Share of pupils	Around Edenmore	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Pupils at DEIS schools	37%	28%	27%
Pupils at all-Irish schools	6%	6%	6%
Girls	52%	49%	49%
Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools	41%	38%	29%
Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools	0%	18%	6%

Around Edenmore, 37% of pupils attend a school in DEIS; across Ireland it is 27%, and 28% in Co. Dublin. Where this area differs most from Ireland is post-primary pupils at single-sex schools, at 41% against 29%. Grange Community College, with 553 pupils, is the largest school here in DEIS.

Each of the 71 schools

School	Pupils	Girls	DEIS	All-Irish
Springdale N.S.Primary	198	51%
St Eithnes Senior Girls N.S.Primary	89	93%	✓
St Monicas N.S.Primary	44	100%	✓
St Malachys B N.S.Primary	130	0%	✓
Scoil Assaim Boys SeniorsPrimary	293	0%
Scoil Aine Convent SeniorPrimary	301	100%
Naiscoil IdePrimary	299	46%
St Michaels Hse Sp SchSpecial	52	29%
Manor House SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	652	100%
St Pauls Junior National SchoolPrimary	206	50%
St Pauls Sen N.S.Primary	236	55%
The Donahies Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school	488	48%	✓
Scoil BhreandainPrimary	136	0%	✓
Mercy College CoolockPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	402	100%	✓
S.N. Caitriona GirlsPrimary	185	100%	✓
Scoil NeasainPrimary	241	46%		✓
S.N. Caitriona NaionainPrimary	178	58%	✓
Árdscoil La SallePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	289	45%	✓
Chanel CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	451	–	✓
Belmayne Community Special SchoolSpecial	2	–
St Benedicts and St Marys National SchoolPrimary	165	45%	✓
St Brigids Boys N.S.Primary	287	0%
St Marys Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	320	100%	✓
St Josephs N.S.Primary	294	48%	✓
St Pauls CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	650	0%
Darndale N.S. JuniorPrimary	159	52%	✓
Our Lady Immac Sen N.S.Primary	182	43%	✓
St Michael's House Special National School FoxfieldSpecial	61	21%
St Brigids Convent N.S.Primary	369	100%
Holy Trinity Sen N.S.Primary	397	50%
Scoil BhridePrimary	365	50%
Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	595	43%
ABACAS KilbarrackSpecial	54	22%
Scoil Naomh ColmcillePrimary	217	39%
Scoil EoinPrimary	143	50%	✓
Coolock Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	205	41%	✓
St Kevins Junior N.S.Primary	149	47%
St John of God N.S.Primary	182	98%	✓
Belmayne Educate Together National SchoolPrimary	413	50%	✓
St. Francis of Assisi National SchoolPrimary	434	45%
St Davids N.S.Primary	308	6%	✓
St Francis Junior National SchoolPrimary	165	48%	✓
Gaelscoil MidePrimary	218	49%		✓
St Francis Senior N.S.Primary	198	48%	✓
North Bay Educate Together NSPrimary	196	51%
Gaelscoil Ghráinne MhaolPrimary	84	67%		✓
Grange Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	553	51%	✓
Gaelcholáiste ReachrannPost-primary · ETB	453	49%		✓
S N na Lanai GlasaPrimary	285	50%
Central Remedial ClinicSpecial	78	32%
Cromcastle Green B N.S.Primary	183	0%	✓
Scoil Nais Ide CailiniPrimary	156	99%	✓
St. David's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	550	13%	✓
Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National SchoolPrimary	176	49%
St Fiachras Sen N.S.Primary	609	52%
Beaumont Hospital Special SchoolSpecial	9	67%
Mhuire Iosef JuniorPrimary	302	49%
S.N. Muire agus IosefPrimary	396	48%
Scoil ChiarainPrimary	151	0%	✓
Eoin Baisde B SoisPrimary	294	0%
Stapolin Educate Together National SchoolPrimary	340	46%
Our Lady of Consolation N.S.Primary	310	71%	✓
Scoil Fhiachra SoisirPrimary	557	52%
S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior SchoolPrimary	317	0%
S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls SeniorPrimary	380	100%
Eoin Baisde C NaoidhPrimary	215	100%
Our Lady Of Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	407	100%	✓
St Pauls Hospital Special SchoolSpecial	54	24%
Holy Faith Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	647	100%
Gaelscoil CholmcillePrimary	209	53%		✓
Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive	903	48%

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.

Who runs them

Who runs Edenmore’s schools

Each school’s ethos, 2025/26: the bars show the share of schools of each kind.

54 of Edenmore’s 71 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (42), Educate Together (5) and Le Chéile Schools Trust (4). 29 of the 71 are in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas (30% across Ireland).

CatholicChurch of Ireland and other ProtestantMulti- and inter-denominationalOther faiths

Primary schools 49 schools86%

Secondary schools 15 schools60%

Special schools 7 schools43%

All of Edenmore’s schools 71 schools76%

Ireland 3,938 schools80%

Department of Education school lists: ethos 2025/26, patron 2024/25 (the 2025/26 lists don’t give it). DEIS list 2025/26.

Patrons

The 17 patrons of Edenmore’s schools

The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.

17 patrons run the 71 schools around Edenmore; the largest, Archbishop of Dublin, has 42 of them and 52% of the pupils. 5 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 5.

Patron	Ethos	Schools	Pupils
Archbishop of DublinSt Fiachras Sen, Scoil Fhiachra Soisir, St. Francis of Assisi, Holy Trinity Sen, S.N. Muire agus Iosef, S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior, St Brigids Convent, Scoil Bhride, S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School, Our Lady of Consolation, St Davids, Mhuire Iosef Junior, Scoil Aine Convent Senior, Naiscoil Ide, St Josephs, Eoin Baisde B Sois, Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors, St Brigids Boys, Scoil Neasain, St Pauls Sen, Gaelscoil Mide, Scoil Naomh Colmcille, Eoin Baisde C Naoidh, St Pauls Junior, St Francis Senior, S.N. Caitriona Girls, Cromcastle Green B, Our Lady Immac Sen, St John of God, S.N. Caitriona Naionain, St Benedicts and St Marys, St Francis Junior, Darndale N.S. Junior, Scoil Nais Ide Cailini, Scoil Chiarain, St Kevins Junior, Scoil Eoin, Scoil Bhreandain, St Malachys B, St Eithnes Senior Girls, St Pauls Hospital Special School, St Monicas	Catholic	42	10,494
Educate TogetherBelmayne Educate Together, Belmayne Educate Together, Stapolin Educate Together, North Bay Educate Together NS, Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together	Multi-denominational	5	1,720
Le Chéile Schools TrustManor House School, Holy Faith, St Marys, Árdscoil La Salle	Catholic	4	1,908
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBGrange, Gaelcholáiste Reachrann	Inter-denominational	2	1,006
CEISTOur Lady Of Mercy College, Mercy College Coolock	Catholic	2	809
Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIS N na Lanai Glasa, Springdale	Church of Ireland	2	483
An Foras PátrúnachtaGaelscoil Cholmcille, Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol	Catholic, Multi-denominational	2	293
City of Dublin ETBCoolock, Beaumont Hospital Special School	Multi-denominational, Other	2	214
St Michael's HouseSt Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, St Michaels Hse Sp Sch	Multi-denominational, Catholic	2	113
Minister for EducationMount Temple Comprehensive School	Church of Ireland	1	903
Congregation of the Missions (Vincentians)St Pauls College	Catholic	1	650
Edmund Rice Schools TrustSt. David's College	Catholic	1	550
Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist FathersThe Donahies	Inter-denominational	1	488
Marist Education AuthorityChanel College	Catholic	1	451
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.

Getting a place

How children get a place in Edenmore

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.

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; each school’s admission policy and notice are on its own website.

Which schools are growing

Of these 61 schools, 13 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 31 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.

Belmayne Educate Together+1,883%

Grange+98%

Árdscoil La Salle+74%

Coolock+32%

St Benedicts and St Marys+17%

Scoil Chiarain+14%

St Pauls College+10%

St John of God+8%

St. David's College+8%

St Davids+8%

All 61 schools

Our Lady of Consolation+8%

Scoil Nais Ide Cailini+8%

Our Lady Of Mercy College+6%

S.N. Caitriona Girls+5%

The Donahies+4%

Holy Trinity Sen+4%

Scoil Eoin+3%

St Eithnes Senior Girls+2%

Gaelcholáiste Reachrann+2%

S N na Lanai Glasa+2%

Mount Temple Comprehensive School+2%

St Pauls Sen+1%

St Marys+0%

Holy Faith+0%

Scoil Naomh Colmcille+0%

Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors−1%

St Monicas−2%

S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School−4%

Scoil Neasain−4%

St. Francis of Assisi−5%

Manor House School−5%

Belmayne Educate Together−5%

Our Lady Immac Sen−6%

Mercy College Coolock−6%

S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior−7%

North Bay Educate Together NS−8%

S.N. Muire agus Iosef−8%

Gaelscoil Mide−9%

St Pauls Junior−9%

St Francis Senior−10%

Scoil Bhride−11%

Eoin Baisde B Sois−12%

St Brigids Convent−13%

Scoil Bhreandain−13%

Cromcastle Green B−14%

Scoil Fhiachra Soisir−15%

St Josephs−15%

St Fiachras Sen−16%

Scoil Aine Convent Senior−17%

St Francis Junior−18%

St Brigids Boys−18%

Springdale−18%

St Malachys B−19%

Chanel College−21%

Naiscoil Ide−21%

Eoin Baisde C Naoidh−22%

Gaelscoil Cholmcille−24%

St Kevins Junior−24%

Darndale N.S. Junior−25%

Mhuire Iosef Junior−26%

S.N. Caitriona Naionain−28%

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.

Every school

The 71 schools in and around Edenmore

Here are the schools in Edenmore or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.

Secondary schools0 in Edenmore, 15 within 3 km

Manor House School

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

Girls

652 pupils−5% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town

The Donahies Community School

Post-primary · Community school · Inter-denominational

DEIS

488 pupils+4% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town

Mercy College Coolock

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

DEISGirls

402 pupils−6% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town

Árdscoil La Salle

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

DEIS

289 pupils+74% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town

Chanel College

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

DEIS

451 pupils−21% since 2019/200.8 km outside the town

St Marys Secondary School

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

DEISGirls

320 pupils+0% since 2019/201.1 km outside the town

St Pauls College

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

Boys

650 pupils+10% since 2019/201.2 km outside the town

Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Multi-denominational

595 pupils+1,883% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town

Coolock Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Multi-denominational

DEIS

205 pupils+32% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town

Grange Community College

Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational

DEIS

553 pupils+98% since 2019/201.8 km outside the town

Gaelcholáiste Reachrann

Post-primary · ETB · Inter-denominational

Gaelcholáiste

453 pupils+2% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

St. David's College

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

DEIS

550 pupils+8% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Our Lady Of Mercy College

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

DEISGirls

407 pupils+6% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

Holy Faith Secondary School

Post-primary · Voluntary secondary · Catholic

Girls

647 pupils+0% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

Mount Temple Comprehensive School

Post-primary · Comprehensive · Church of Ireland

903 pupils+2% since 2019/202.9 km outside the town

Primary schools3 in Edenmore, 46 within 3 km

Springdale N.S.

Primary · Church of Ireland

198 pupils−18% since 2019/20

St Eithnes Senior Girls N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

89 pupils+2% since 2019/20

St Monicas N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISGirls

44 pupils−2% since 2019/20

St Malachys B N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISBoysSpecial classes

130 pupils−19% since 2019/200.1 km outside the town

Scoil Assaim Boys Seniors

Primary · Catholic

293 pupils−1% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town

Scoil Aine Convent Senior

Primary · Catholic

301 pupils−17% since 2019/200.3 km outside the town

Naiscoil Ide

Primary · Catholic

299 pupils−21% since 2019/200.4 km outside the town

St Pauls Junior National School

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

206 pupils−9% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town

St Pauls Sen N.S.

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

236 pupils+1% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town

Scoil Bhreandain

Primary · Catholic

DEISBoysSpecial classes

136 pupils−13% since 2019/200.5 km outside the town

S.N. Caitriona Girls

Primary · Catholic

DEISGirls

185 pupils+5% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town

Scoil Neasain

Primary · Catholic

Gaelscoil

241 pupils−4% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town

S.N. Caitriona Naionain

Primary · Catholic

DEIS

178 pupils−28% since 2019/200.6 km outside the town

St Benedicts and St Marys National School

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

165 pupils+17% since 2019/201 km outside the town

St Brigids Boys N.S.

Primary · Catholic

BoysSpecial classes

287 pupils−18% since 2019/201.1 km outside the town

St Josephs N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

294 pupils−15% since 2019/201.1 km outside the town

Darndale N.S. Junior

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

159 pupils−25% since 2019/201.3 km outside the town

Our Lady Immac Sen N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

182 pupils−6% since 2019/201.3 km outside the town

St Brigids Convent N.S.

Primary · Catholic

GirlsSpecial classes

369 pupils−13% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town

Holy Trinity Sen N.S.

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

397 pupils+4% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town

Scoil Bhride

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

365 pupils−11% since 2019/201.4 km outside the town

Scoil Naomh Colmcille

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

217 pupils+0% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town

Scoil Eoin

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

143 pupils+3% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town

St Kevins Junior N.S.

Primary · Catholic

Special classes

149 pupils−24% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town

Show all 49 primary schools

St John of God N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

182 pupils+8% since 2019/201.6 km outside the town

Belmayne Educate Together National School

Primary · Multi-denominational

DEIS

413 pupils−5% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town

St. Francis of Assisi National School

Primary · Catholic

434 pupils−5% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town

St Davids N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

308 pupils+8% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town

St Francis Junior National School

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

165 pupils−18% since 2019/201.7 km outside the town

Gaelscoil Mide

Primary · Catholic

Gaelscoil

218 pupils−9% since 2019/201.8 km outside the town

St Francis Senior N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

198 pupils−10% since 2019/201.8 km outside the town

North Bay Educate Together NS

Primary · Multi-denominational

196 pupils−8% since 2019/201.8 km outside the town

Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol

Primary · Multi-denominational

Gaelscoil

84 pupils1.8 km outside the town

S N na Lanai Glasa

Primary · Church of Ireland

285 pupils+2% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Cromcastle Green B N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISBoysSpecial classes

183 pupils−14% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Scoil Nais Ide Cailini

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

156 pupils+8% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National School

Primary · Multi-denominational

Special classes

176 pupils2 km outside the town

St Fiachras Sen N.S.

Primary · Catholic

609 pupils−16% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town

Mhuire Iosef Junior

Primary · Catholic

302 pupils−26% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town

S.N. Muire agus Iosef

Primary · Catholic

396 pupils−8% since 2019/202.1 km outside the town

Scoil Chiarain

Primary · Catholic

DEISBoysSpecial classes

151 pupils+14% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town

Eoin Baisde B Sois

Primary · Catholic

BoysSpecial classes

294 pupils−12% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town

Stapolin Educate Together National School

Primary · Multi-denominational

Special classes

340 pupils2.2 km outside the town

Our Lady of Consolation N.S.

Primary · Catholic

DEISSpecial classes

310 pupils+8% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town

Scoil Fhiachra Soisir

Primary · Catholic

557 pupils−15% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town

S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School

Primary · Catholic

Boys

317 pupils−4% since 2019/202.2 km outside the town

S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls Senior

Primary · Catholic

Girls

380 pupils−7% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town

Eoin Baisde C Naoidh

Primary · Catholic

Girls

215 pupils−22% since 2019/202.3 km outside the town

Gaelscoil Cholmcille

Primary · Catholic

Gaelscoil

209 pupils−24% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

Special schools0 in Edenmore, 7 within 3 km

St Michaels Hse Sp Sch

Special · Catholic

52 pupils−10% since 2019/200.4 km outside the town

Belmayne Community Special School

Special · Multi-denominational

2 pupils1 km outside the town

St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield

Special · Multi-denominational

61 pupils+144% since 2019/201.3 km outside the town

ABACAS Kilbarrack

Special · Multi-denominational

54 pupils+10% since 2019/201.5 km outside the town

Central Remedial Clinic

Special · Catholic

78 pupils−18% since 2019/201.9 km outside the town

Beaumont Hospital Special School

Special · Other

9 pupils2.1 km outside the town

St Pauls Hospital Special School

Special · Catholic

54 pupils+0% since 2019/202.6 km outside the town

Inspections

Inspection reports for Edenmore’s schools

Reports from the Department of Education’s Inspectorate, every school’s linked and 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 71 schools below links its own.

School	Reports on gov.ie
Springdale N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Eithnes Senior Girls N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Monicas N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Malachys B N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Assaim Boys SeniorsPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Aine Convent SeniorPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Naiscoil IdePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Michaels Hse Sp SchSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Manor House SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
St Pauls Junior National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Pauls Sen N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
The Donahies Community SchoolPost-primary · Community school	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil BhreandainPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Mercy College CoolockPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Caitriona GirlsPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil NeasainPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Caitriona NaionainPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Árdscoil La SallePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Chanel CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Belmayne Community Special SchoolSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
St Benedicts and St Marys National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Brigids Boys N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Marys Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
St Josephs N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Pauls CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Darndale N.S. JuniorPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Our Lady Immac Sen N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Michael's House Special National School FoxfieldSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
St Brigids Convent N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Holy Trinity Sen N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil BhridePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
ABACAS KilbarrackSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Naomh ColmcillePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil EoinPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Coolock Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
St Kevins Junior N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St John of God N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Belmayne Educate Together National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St. Francis of Assisi National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Davids N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
St Francis Junior National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil MidePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Francis Senior N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
North Bay Educate Together NSPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil Ghráinne MhaolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Grange Community CollegePost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelcholáiste ReachrannPost-primary · ETB	Inspection reports ↗
S N na Lanai GlasaPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Central Remedial ClinicSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Cromcastle Green B N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Nais Ide CailiniPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St. David's CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
St Fiachras Sen N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Beaumont Hospital Special SchoolSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Mhuire Iosef JuniorPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Muire agus IosefPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil ChiarainPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Eoin Baisde B SoisPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Stapolin Educate Together National SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Our Lady of Consolation N.S.Primary	Inspection reports ↗
Scoil Fhiachra SoisirPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Eoin Baisde Boys Senior SchoolPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
S.N. Eoin Baisde Girls SeniorPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Eoin Baisde C NaoidhPrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Our Lady Of Mercy CollegePost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
St Pauls Hospital Special SchoolSpecial	Inspection reports ↗
Holy Faith Secondary SchoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Inspection reports ↗
Gaelscoil CholmcillePrimary	Inspection reports ↗
Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolPost-primary · Comprehensive	Inspection reports ↗

Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.

Post-primary choices

Post-primary schools within reach of Edenmore

All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school

85 post-primary schools are within 10 km of Edenmore: 64 voluntary secondary schools, 14 ETB schools, 5 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. Of these, 39 are single-sex: 21 for girls and 18 for boys. Fees are charged at 15 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 5 of them.

Within 10 km

post-primary schools; 15 in the area

Single-sex

of the 85 within reach

Nearest

0.9 km

Mercy College Coolock

School	Takes	Also	Pupils	Away
Mercy College CoolockVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	402	0.9 km
The Donahies Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	488	1 km
Árdscoil La SalleVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	289	1 km
Chanel CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	451	1.3 km
Manor House SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	652	1.3 km
St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	320	1.5 km
St Pauls CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	650	1.7 km
Belmayne Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	595	1.9 km
Coolock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	205	2.1 km
St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	550	2.3 km
Grange Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	553	2.3 km
Gaelcholáiste ReachrannETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste	453	2.3 km

All 85 post-primary schools within reach

School	Takes	Also	Pupils	Away
Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	407	3 km
Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	647	3.2 km
Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland	Girls and boys	–	903	3.3 km
Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	563	3.5 km
Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	527	3.6 km
Pobalscoil NeasáinCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	831	3.6 km
Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	150	3.7 km
St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	–	230	3.9 km
Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	297	4 km
St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	310	4.2 km
Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	968	4.3 km
St. Fintan's High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	714	4.5 km
St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	725	4.5 km
Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	799	4.5 km
Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	139	4.5 km
Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	564	5.2 km
Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste, DEIS	523	5.3 km
O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	222	5.5 km
Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	191	5.5 km
Santa Sabina Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	754	5.6 km
Portmarnock Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	955	5.8 km
St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	830	6 km
Malahide Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	1,250	6 km
St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	503	6.1 km
Sutton Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	503	6.2 km
Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	403	6.2 km
Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	1,011	6.2 km
St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	408	6.3 km
Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	437	6.4 km
C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	205	6.6 km
Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	319	6.7 km
Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	585	6.7 km
Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	696	6.8 km
Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	386	6.8 km
St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	244	7.3 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	Fee-paying	588	7.4 km
Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	544	7.5 km
St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	283	7.5 km
Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	264	7.5 km
St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	339	7.6 km
Coláiste ChoilmVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	421	7.7 km
St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	646	7.7 km
St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland	Girls and boys	–	302	7.9 km
St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	731	7.9 km
Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	Gaelcholáiste, DEIS	272	8.1 km
St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	–	651	8.2 km
Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	DEIS	256	8.2 km
Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	257	8.2 km
Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	709	8.3 km
St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	790	8.3 km
Fingal Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	–	864	8.4 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	655	8.4 km
Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	262	8.4 km
Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	437	8.5 km
The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	Fee-paying	230	8.6 km
St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	500	8.6 km
C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	251	8.7 km
Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying	576	9 km
St Finians Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	671	9 km
Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying, Boarding	206	9.1 km
New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls and boys	DEIS	417	9.1 km
St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	1,011	9.2 km
St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	690	9.3 km
Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Fee-paying, Boarding	1,041	9.4 km
Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	437	9.4 km
Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Boys	Gaelcholáiste	517	9.6 km
Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	Gaelcholáiste	488	9.6 km
Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	–	521	9.6 km
Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland	Girls	Fee-paying, Boarding	664	9.6 km
Swords Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	–	952	9.7 km
St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational	Girls and boys	Fee-paying	475	9.8 km
Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic	Girls	DEIS	320	9.9 km
Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational	Girls and boys	DEIS	297	9.9 km

Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.

Special needs

Special schools and classes around Edenmore

7 special schools serve the area: St Michaels Hse Sp Sch, Belmayne Community Special School, St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield, ABACAS Kilbarrack, Central Remedial Clinic, Beaumont Hospital Special School and St Pauls Hospital Special School, 310 pupils between them. 27 of the 49 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.

Towns its size

Edenmore beside the 82 other Irish towns of 2,000 to 3,800 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
Mitchelstown	3,744	5	1,646	0	40%	0.4 km
…
Ballybrack	2,872	41	11,728	1	29%	0.9 km
Gort	2,870	5	1,467	1	20%	0.7 km
Mayfield	2,846	65	19,177	6	45%	0.3 km
Sixmilebridge	2,832	1	423	0	0%	7.1 km
Edenmore	2,831	71	20,216	5	41%	0.9 km
Sunday's Well	2,807	69	20,909	6	52%	0.5 km
Kanturk	2,803	3	1,290	0	0%	0.4 km
Blarney	2,779	5	2,101	1	20%	0.6 km
Ballyhaunis	2,773	2	1,102	0	100%	0.7 km
…
Enniskerry	2,000	10	2,487	0	20%	2.9 km

Of the other 82 towns, 3 have more pupils at the schools around them than Edenmore. An all-Irish school is within 3 km of 40 of the 83.

Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.

Pupils over time

Pupil numbers around Edenmore

Each September’s pupils at every school in or within 3 km of the town, counted where the school stands today.

The schools in and around Edenmore had 21,111 pupils in 2015/16 and 20,216 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +1,883% since 2019/20.

Pupils at schools in and around Edenmore

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.

Neighbours

Schools in the towns around Edenmore

Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.

HarmonstownAyrfieldDonaghmedeRahenyDarndaleBelmayneEdenmore

Town	Schools	Pupils	All-Irish	DEIS schools	Nearest post-primary
Edenmore	71	20,216	5	41%	0.9 km
Harmonstown 0.8 km	84	25,004	5	39%	0.4 km
Ayrfield 0.8 km	73	20,467	5	40%	0.6 km
Donaghmede 1.3 km	73	21,067	4	38%	0.3 km
Raheny 1.7 km	70	21,242	4	34%	0.9 km
Darndale 1.8 km	85	23,703	7	49%	1 km
Belmayne 1.9 km	63	17,963	5	40%	0.2 km

Darndale has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 7. Since 2019/20 the pupils around Edenmore changed by +2%; among its neighbours, Harmonstown’s grew most (+4%) and Donaghmede’s least (+2%).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Which schools count. Every school in Edenmore 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 Edenmore

How many schools are there in Edenmore?

In Edenmore or within 3 km of it: 49 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and 7 special schools, with 20,216 pupils between them.

Are there schools in Edenmore that teach through Irish?

Yes, 5: Scoil Neasain, Gaelscoil Mide and Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol teach every subject through Irish.

Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Edenmore?

No: all 15 secondary schools here are free.

What is the best school in Edenmore?

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 Edenmore?

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).

In and around Edenmore, 71 schools: 49 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and 7 special schools

What stands out about Edenmore’s schools

A wide choice at twelve

Where the 71 schools in and around Edenmore are

Teaching through Irish in and around Edenmore

Who Edenmore’s schools serve

DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools

Who runs Edenmore’s schools

The 17 patrons of Edenmore’s schools

How children get a place in Edenmore

Starting primary school

Moving to secondary school

Which schools are growing

The 71 schools in and around Edenmore

Inspection reports for Edenmore’s schools

Post-primary schools within reach of Edenmore

Special schools and classes around Edenmore

Edenmore beside the 82 other Irish towns of 2,000 to 3,800 people

Pupil numbers around Edenmore

Pupils at schools in and around Edenmore

Schools in the towns around Edenmore

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Edenmore