St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
ALMA PLACE, CARRIGBREANNAN, BLACKROCK, CO DUBLIN · A94 H562 · Roll number 19499T
St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc is one of 7 special schools in or within 3 km of Monkstown. Every school in and around Monkstown →
What stands out about St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
- 63 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+0%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 25 girls and 38 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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc had 63 pupils in 2025/26, against 63 in 2015/16 (+0%). Girls are 40% of them. Its largest roll was 63, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 0 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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc 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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc 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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+0%). All the schools around Monkstown together changed by +4%.
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, 2 have more pupils than St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +0%; 2 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | ||
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 0.6 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 1.9 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 10 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 12 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 14 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 18 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 22 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 30 km |
Living in Monkstown
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Renting in Monkstown
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Location
Directions ↗Monkstown, A94 H562
Special schools near St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc
Is St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc 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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc have?
63 pupils in 2025/26. That is +0% since 2019/20.
Does St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc teach through Irish?
No: St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc?
St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc?
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 Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc?
The nearest are Red Door Special School (0.6 km), Carmona Special National School (1.9 km) and St Augustines School (1.9 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 Monkstown; 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).