St John of God Sp Sch
Islandbridge, Dublin 8 · D08 P89W · Roll number 19151C
St John of God Sp Sch is one of 12 special schools in or within 3 km of Kilmainham. Every school in and around Kilmainham →
What stands out about St John of God Sp Sch
- 86 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−2%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 27 girls and 59 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St John of God Sp Sch had 86 pupils in 2025/26, against 86 in 2015/16 (+0%). Girls are 31% of them. Its largest roll was 92, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 4 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 John of God 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 John of God 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 John of God 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 John of God Sp Sch
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at St John of God 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 John of God Sp Sch is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−2%). All the schools around Kilmainham together changed by +5%.
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, 3 have more pupils than St John of God Sp Sch. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −2%; 3 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | ||
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.1 km | |
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 2.3 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 2.4 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 2.7 km | |
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 3.1 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 3.1 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 3.2 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.5 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.5 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 5.7 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 6.5 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.6 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.2 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 7.8 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 7.9 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 9.6 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 11 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 12 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 21 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km |
Living in Kilmainham
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Homes in the D08 Eircode area
Housing in Kilmainham →The median sale price rose from €343,600 in 2023 to €391,400 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the D08 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Kilmainham
Cost of living in Kilmainham →New tenancies in Kilmainham averaged €2,010 a month in 2025, against €1,943 in 2024 (+3%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Kilmainham, D08 P89W
Special schools near St John of God 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 John of God Sp Sch
Is St John of God 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 John of God Sp Sch have?
86 pupils in 2025/26. That is −2% since 2019/20.
Does St John of God Sp Sch teach through Irish?
No: St John of God Sp Sch teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St John of God Sp Sch?
St John of God Sp Sch has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at St John of God 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 John of God Sp Sch?
The nearest are Solas Hospital School (2.1 km), An Cosan CSS (2.3 km) and Holy Family School for the Deaf (2.4 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 Kilmainham; 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).