Photo: JP · CC BY-SA 2.0Extra support for disadvantaged areas reaches 45 of the 76 schools around Inchicore
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 59% of the schools around Inchicore, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Mount Sackville Secondary School, one of its 20 secondary schools, charges fees; the others are free. Nothing here grades or ranks these schools: Ireland publishes no results school by school, and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Counted from the Department of Education’s 2025/26 lists: every school in the town or within 3 km of it, against every school in Ireland.
What stands out about Inchicore’s schools
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: Phobailscoil Iosolde (764), St. Seton's Secondary School (741), Meanscoil Iognáid Rís (521) and Kylemore College (479), and 41 more. Who runs them ↓
One fee-paying secondary school
One secondary school within reach charges fees; the others are free. The fee-paying one: Mount Sackville Secondary School (636). Every school ↓
A wide choice at twelve
132 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 Secondary School (0.7 km), Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School (0.8 km) and Meanscoil Iognáid Rís (1.1 km). Post-primary choices ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
Who runs Inchicore’s schools
Who runs each school, as listed for 2025/26; the bars give the share of schools of each kind.
60 of Inchicore’s 76 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (46), CEIST (4) and Religious Sisters of Charity (3). 45 of the 76 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.
The 76 schools in and around Inchicore
Here are the schools in Inchicore or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
Show all 46 primary schools
Where the 76 schools in and around Inchicore 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 Inchicore’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 Inchicore
How many schools teach through each language; the tick marks Ireland’s share.
3 of Inchicore’s 76 schools teach every subject through Irish: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Coláiste de hÍde and Gaelscoil na Camoige.
Who Inchicore’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Dublin’s and Ireland’s, 2025/26
Each bar is the area’s share; the tick marks Ireland’s.
DEIS by stage: pupils at DEIS schools
| Share of pupils | Around Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 60% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 54% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 41% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 7% | 18% | 6% |
60% of the pupils around Inchicore are at a DEIS school, more than the 27% across Ireland (28% in Co. Dublin). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 41% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is Phobailscoil Iosolde (764 pupils).
Each of the 76 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 17 patrons of Inchicore’s schools
Each school has a patron that owns it and sets its ethos; its board of management runs it.
Of the 76 schools around Inchicore, 46 have Archbishop of Dublin as patron, teaching 49% of the pupils; 17 patrons in all. 7 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 2.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinAssumption Junior School, Stanhope Street Primary School, St Raphaels, St Ultans, Scoil Úna Naofa, Drimnagh Castle CBS, S.N. Muire Gan Smal B, Scoil Bride C, Scoil Lorcain B, St Michaels, St Kilians Senior, St Kilians Junior School, St. James's Primary School, St Kevins Boys, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, St Kevins Girls, St Louise de Marillac Primary School, St Damiens, S N Muire na Freastogala Girls Senior School, Presentation Primary School, Gaelscoil na Camoige, Scoil Mhuire Ogh 1, St Gabriels, Marist, Gaelscoil Inse Chor, St Patricks, Inchicore, Muire Og 2 Loreto Con, Goldenbridge Convent, Scoil Treasa Naofa, S N Banrion na nAingeal 1, St Gabriels, Scoil Mhuire, St Michaels Spec School, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls Senior School, Holy Family School for the Deaf, Bainrion na nAingal 2, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Lady of Good Counsel Boys Senior, Our Lady of Wayside, St John of God Sp Sch, Scoil Iosagain Boys Senior, Our Lady of Hope School, S.N. Naomh Cillin | Catholic | 46 | 10,248 |
| CEISTColáiste Bríde, Mercy, Our Lady Of Mercy, Presentation College | Catholic | 4 | 1,893 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBKingswood, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College | Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,458 |
| City of Dublin ETBKylemore College, Clogher Road, Solas Hospital School | Multi-denominational | 3 | 874 |
| Religious Sisters of CharitySt Josephs, Assumption, Rosary College | Catholic | 3 | 803 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustMount Sackville, St Pauls | Catholic | 2 | 1,102 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustMeanscoil Iognáid Rís, C.B.S. James Street | Catholic | 2 | 772 |
| Educate TogetherCanal Way Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 2 | 633 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Catherines West, Chapelizod | Church of Ireland | 2 | 223 |
| Health Service ExecutiveSetanta Special School, Linn Dara Schools | Multi-denominational | 2 | 119 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinPhobailscoil Iosolde | Inter-denominational | 1 | 764 |
| Trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust & CEISTSt. Seton's | Other | 1 | 741 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School Company Limited by GuaranteeGriffith Barracks Multi D School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 403 |
| Loreto Education TrustLoreto College | Catholic | 1 | 320 |
| Spiritan Education TrustLibermann Spiritan School | Catholic | 1 | 51 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Inchicore
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 fee-paying school here sets its 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
23 schools here have grown by 5% or more since 2019/20, 29 have shrunk by as much, out of 65; across Ireland: +5%.
All 65 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 Inchicore’s schools
The Inspectorate’s published reports for each school, linked, without ratings
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 76 schools below links its own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Inchicore
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
Families in Inchicore have 132 post-primary schools within 10 km: 86 voluntary secondary schools, 31 ETB schools, 13 community schools and 2 comprehensive schools. 51 teach girls and boys apart: 26 girls’ and 25 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 25 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 8 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 0.7 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 0.8 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 1.1 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 1.3 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 1.9 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 2 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 2.2 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 2.3 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 2.5 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 2.8 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 2.9 km |
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 2.9 km |
All 132 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 3.4 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 3.5 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 3.5 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 3.5 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 3.7 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 3.8 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 3.9 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 3.9 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 3.9 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 4 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 4 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 4.1 km |
| Coláiste MhuireVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 272 | 4.1 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 4.1 km |
| St Declan's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 651 | 4.1 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 4.2 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 4.2 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 4.3 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 4.3 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 4.4 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 4.4 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 4.4 km |
| St Dominics CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 790 | 4.5 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 4.6 km |
| Cabra Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 264 | 4.6 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 4.6 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 4.6 km |
| Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 386 | 4.6 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 4.7 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 4.9 km |
| Edmund Rice CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 912 | 4.9 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 4.9 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 5 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 5 km |
| Belvedere College S.JVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 5.2 km |
| Larkin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 403 | 5.3 km |
| St Vincents C.B.S. GlasnevinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 408 | 5.3 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 5.4 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 5.5 km |
| C.B.S. Westland RowVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 205 | 5.5 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 5.5 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 5.7 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 5.7 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 5.7 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 5.7 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 5.8 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 6 km |
| O'Connell SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 222 | 6 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 6 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 6 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 6 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 6 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 6.1 km |
| St Mary's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 830 | 6.1 km |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 6.2 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 6.2 km |
| Coláiste EoinETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 257 | 6.2 km |
| St Michaels Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 646 | 6.3 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 6.3 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 6.3 km |
| Scoil ChaitrionaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 523 | 6.4 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 6.5 km |
| New Cross CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 417 | 6.5 km |
| St Kevins CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 503 | 6.8 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 6.8 km |
| Beneavin De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 585 | 6.8 km |
| Marian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 319 | 6.9 km |
| Rosmini Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 139 | 6.9 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 7 km |
| Dominican CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 7.1 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 7.1 km |
| Ringsend CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 191 | 7.2 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 7.2 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 7.2 km |
| St Josephs C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 310 | 7.3 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 7.3 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 7.3 km |
| Marino CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 7.4 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 7.4 km |
| Clonturk CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 968 | 7.5 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 7.5 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 7.5 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 7.5 km |
| St. Aidan's C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 725 | 7.7 km |
| St Michaels CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 731 | 7.7 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 7.8 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 7.8 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 7.8 km |
| Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.8 km |
| Árdscoil RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 563 | 7.9 km |
| Maryfield CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 527 | 7.9 km |
| Trinity Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 564 | 8 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 8 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 8.1 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 8.2 km |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolComprehensive · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 903 | 8.2 km |
| Ellenfield Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 150 | 8.2 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 8.3 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 8.4 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 8.5 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 8.5 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 8.5 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 8.5 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 8.7 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 407 | 8.9 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 9 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 9 km |
| Coláiste EoinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Gaelcholáiste | 517 | 9 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 9.1 km |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Gaelcholáiste | 488 | 9.1 km |
| St Andrews CollegeVoluntary secondary · Presbyterian | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 1,011 | 9.1 km |
| St. David's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 550 | 9.2 km |
| Holy Faith Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 647 | 9.3 km |
| Willow Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 206 | 9.5 km |
| Oatlands CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 623 | 9.7 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 9.8 km |
| Blackrock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 1,041 | 9.9 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 9.9 km |
| St Marys Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 9.9 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 9.9 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Inchicore
10 special schools serve the area: St John of God Sp Sch, Solas Hospital School, Scoil Eoin, Our Lady of Hope School, St Michaels Spec School, Linn Dara Schools, Setanta Special School, Libermann Spiritan School, ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism and Holy Family School for the Deaf, 868 pupils between them. 33 of the 46 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.
Inchicore beside the 97 other Irish towns of 3,700 to 7,100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 7 | 2,583 | 2 | 43% | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||||
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar | 5,406 | 7 | 2,400 | 0 | 57% | 0.6 km |
| Tipperary | 5,387 | 8 | 2,079 | 1 | 75% | 0.4 km |
| St Stephen's Green | 5,319 | 127 | 33,381 | 9 | 47% | 0 km |
| Monasterevin | 5,307 | 5 | 1,605 | 0 | 20% | 0.7 km |
| Inchicore | 5,285 | 76 | 21,071 | 3 | 59% | 0.7 km |
| Ballyboden | 5,246 | 73 | 26,593 | 7 | 21% | 0.3 km |
| Knockrea | 5,228 | 84 | 24,668 | 9 | 49% | 0.3 km |
| Ballybeg | 5,226 | 32 | 12,349 | 1 | 41% | 1.1 km |
| Tullow | 5,138 | 4 | 1,339 | 0 | 75% | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||||
| Cork City Centre | 3,701 | 77 | 23,441 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
More pupils attend the schools around 18 of the other 97 towns than around Inchicore. Teaching through Irish is on offer within 3 km in 78 of the 98.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Inchicore
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 Inchicore had 22,379 pupils in 2015/16 and 21,071 in 2025/26, fewer than before. Mercy Secondary School grew most: +124% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Inchicore
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 Inchicore
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inchicore | 76 | 21,071 | 3 | 59% | 0.7 km |
| Decies 1.1 km | 44 | 11,294 | 1 | 64% | 0.8 km |
| Kilmainham 1.1 km | 106 | 27,472 | 4 | 62% | 0.5 km |
| Walkinstown 1.3 km | 91 | 27,293 | 3 | 51% | 0.2 km |
| Crumlin 1.4 km | 124 | 35,375 | 8 | 52% | 0.5 km |
| Kylemore 1.6 km | 57 | 16,207 | 2 | 60% | 0.5 km |
| Chapelizod 1.7 km | 154 | 44,846 | 5 | 58% | 0.7 km |
Crumlin has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 8. The roll around Inchicore moved +3% since 2019/20; nearby, Crumlin grew most (+6%) and Decies least (−5%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Inchicore 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 Inchicore
How many schools are there in Inchicore?
In Inchicore or within 3 km of it: 46 primary schools, 20 secondary schools and 10 special schools, with 21,071 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Inchicore that teach through Irish?
Yes, 3: Gaelscoil Inse Chor, Coláiste de hÍde and Gaelscoil na Camoige teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Inchicore?
1 of the 20: Mount Sackville Secondary School. The others are free.
What is the best school in Inchicore?
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 Inchicore?
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).