Stewarts School
Rosse Court Ave, Lucan, LUCAN · K78 K8W7 · Roll number 19032R
Stewarts School is one of 5 special schools in or within 3 km of Esker. Every school in and around Esker →
What stands out about Stewarts School
- One of the larger special schools: 145 pupils, against a typical 58.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 145 pupils, 23% more than the 118 of 2019/20.
- The largest of the 5 special schools around Esker.
- 47 girls and 98 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is Stewarts Care Ltd; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Stewarts School had 145 pupils in 2025/26, against 124 in 2015/16 (+17%). Girls are 32% of them. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Stewarts School
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 Stewarts School 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 Stewarts School
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 Stewarts School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Stewarts School 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: Stewarts School has grown by 23% since 2019/20. All the schools around Esker together changed by −1%.
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, 1 have more pupils than Stewarts School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +23%; 1 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 1.8 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 2.6 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.6 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 6.2 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.9 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 7.1 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.3 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 8.1 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 9.4 km | |
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 14 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 18 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 19 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 26 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 32 km |
Living in Esker
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Homes in the K78 Eircode area
Housing in Esker →The median sale price rose from €435,000 in 2023 to €490,000 in 2025 (+13%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the K78 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Dublin
Cost of living in Esker →New tenancies in Co. Dublin averaged €2,159 a month in 2025, against €2,069 in 2024 (+4%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Esker, K78 K8W7
Special schools near Stewarts School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Stewarts School
Is Stewarts School 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 Stewarts School have?
145 pupils in 2025/26. That is +23% since 2019/20.
Does Stewarts School teach through Irish?
No: Stewarts School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Stewarts School?
Stewarts School has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is Stewarts Care Ltd.
How do pupils get a place at Stewarts School?
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 Stewarts School?
The nearest are Ballydowd High Support Special School (1.8 km), Lucan Community Special School (2.6 km) and Scoil Mochua (2.6 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Esker; 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).