Photo: JP · CC BY-SA 2.0Most post-primaries around Old Bawn take girls and boys: 24% are single-sex, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
On this, Old Bawn is below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). In or within 3 km of Old Bawn, they have 26,840 pupils in all. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results 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 Old Bawn’s schools
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 79 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Old Bawn Community School (0.7 km), Firhouse Community College (1.1 km) and Killinarden Community School (2.2 km). Post-primary choices ↓
From the Department of Education’s school lists: facts, not judgements of how well a school teaches.
Where the 73 schools in and around Old Bawn 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 Old Bawn’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 Old Bawn
Schools by the language they teach in; the black tick is Ireland’s share.
5 of Old Bawn’s 73 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil Santain, Scoil Chaitlin Maude and Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna.
Who Old Bawn’s schools serve
How the area’s pupils divide, against 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 Old Bawn | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 39% | 28% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 48% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 21% | 38% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 18% | 6% |
DEIS schools teach 39% of the pupils around Old Bawn, a larger share than Ireland’s 27% (Co. Dublin: 28%). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at single-sex schools: 21% here against 29%. The biggest school in DEIS is St Marks Community School (931 pupils).
Each of the 73 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.
Who runs Old Bawn’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
49 of Old Bawn’s 73 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (41), Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (8) and Educate Together (4). 31 of the 73 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 19 patrons of Old Bawn’s schools
Patrons own the schools and set their ethos; boards of management run them day to day.
The schools around Old Bawn answer to 19 patrons, and Archbishop of Dublin leads with 41 of the 73 schools and 50% of their pupils. The local Education and Training Board runs 14. Educate Together runs 4.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinSt Colmcille Senior, Scoil Colmcille Naofa, St Pius X G, Holy Rosary Primary School, St Pius X N.S. Boys, St Marks Sen, St Patrick GNS, Bishop Galvin, St Marks Junior Mixed, Bishop Shanahan, St Dominic's, Scoil Maelruain Senior, St Martin de Porres, Scoil Treasa Firhouse, Ballyroan B, Belgard Heights, Scoil Maelruain Junior, St Marys School, St Thomas Senior, Scoil Carmel, St Annes Primary School, St Thomas Junior, St Kilians Senior, St Kilians Junior School, St Kevins Boys, Holy Spirit Junior Primary School, Holy Spirit Senior Primary School, Scoil Santain, St Kevins Girls, St Aidans, S N an Croi Ro Naofa, S.N. Aenghusa, St Brigids, An Chroi Ro Naofa Sois, Scoil Aenghusa Jun, Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Sin, Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior, Scoil Iosa, St Josephs Special Sch, St Roses Special School, Glen na Smol N S | Catholic | 41 | 13,334 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBKingswood, St Mac Dara's, Firhouse, Mount Seskin, Scoil Aoife CNS, Coláiste de hÍde, Greenhills College, Tallaght Community | Multi-denominational, Inter-denominational | 8 | 4,041 |
| Educate TogetherFirhouse Educate Together, City West Educate Together, Firhouse Educate Together, Riverview Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 4 | 1,384 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Archbishop of DublinSt Marks, St Aidan's, Killinarden | Inter-denominational | 3 | 1,963 |
| An Foras PátrúnachtaScoil Chaitlin Maude, Gaelscoil na Giúise, Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna | Multi-denominational, Catholic | 3 | 795 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Dominican FathersOld Bawn | Inter-denominational | 1 | 1,024 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Marist BrothersTallaght | Inter-denominational | 1 | 840 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB & Carmelite Order (Irish Province)St. Colmcille's | Inter-denominational | 1 | 727 |
| The Spiritan Education TrustTempleogue College | Catholic | 1 | 637 |
| Edmund Rice Schools TrustColáiste Éanna | Catholic | 1 | 618 |
| CEISTSancta Maria College | Catholic | 1 | 577 |
| Le Chéile Schools TrustSt Pauls | Catholic | 1 | 466 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COIRathfarnham Parish | Church of Ireland | 1 | 215 |
| Health Service ExecutiveSetanta Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 68 |
| Spiritan Education TrustLibermann Spiritan School | Catholic | 1 | 51 |
| Irish Autism ActionABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Sapling School Company Limited by GuaranteeSaplings Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 30 |
| Cheeverstown School Company limited by guaranteeCheeverstown Sp Sch | Catholic | 1 | 29 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of GlendalouoghThe Adelaide and Meath Hospital | Catholic | 1 | 11 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Old Bawn
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
Since 2019/20, 18 of these 65 schools have grown by 5% or more and 37 have shrunk as much; across Ireland the number of pupils changed by +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.
The 73 schools in and around Old Bawn
Every school in Old Bawn or within 3 km of its outline, each linked to its own page. Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Show all 48 primary schools
Inspection reports for Old Bawn’s schools
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate: every school’s reports linked, none rated
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.
The reports describe what inspectors saw and what each school should do next. They give no overall grade, so none is shown here; the 73 schools below each link their own.
Department of Education Inspectorate reports on gov.ie, found by each school’s roll number.
Post-primary schools within reach of Old Bawn
Post-primary schools within 10 km of the town; children move at about twelve, and families apply to each school
Within 10 km of Old Bawn there are 79 post-primary schools: 50 voluntary secondary schools, 19 ETB schools and 10 community schools. 28 teach girls and boys apart: 16 girls’ and 12 boys’ schools. Fees are charged at 20 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 4 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bawn Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,024 | 0.7 km |
| Firhouse Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 825 | 1.1 km |
| Killinarden Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 471 | 2.2 km |
| St Marks Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 931 | 2.2 km |
| Firhouse Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 411 | 2.4 km |
| Tallaght Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 840 | 2.5 km |
| Coláiste de hÍdeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste, DEIS | 266 | 2.8 km |
| Mount Seskin Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 350 | 3 km |
| Kingswood Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,006 | 3.2 km |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 915 | 3.3 km |
| St. Colmcille's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 727 | 3.3 km |
| St Aidan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 561 | 3.3 km |
All 79 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhills CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 186 | 3.8 km |
| St Pauls Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 466 | 4 km |
| Sancta Maria CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 577 | 4.1 km |
| Coláiste ÉannaVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 618 | 4.4 km |
| Templeogue CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 637 | 4.5 km |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 186 | 4.6 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 4.7 km |
| Coláiste pobail FólaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 758 | 4.9 km |
| Our Ladys SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 799 | 5.2 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 5.2 km |
| Terenure CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 800 | 5.3 km |
| Assumption Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 270 | 5.4 km |
| Meanscoil Iognáid RísVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 521 | 5.5 km |
| Loreto High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 625 | 5.6 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 5.7 km |
| Gaelcholáiste an PhiarsaighVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 296 | 5.8 km |
| Rosary CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 250 | 5.9 km |
| Presentation Community CollegeETB · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 443 | 6.3 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 6.3 km |
| St Columba's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 357 | 6.5 km |
| Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 289 | 6.6 km |
| The High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 811 | 6.8 km |
| Ballinteer Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 415 | 6.9 km |
| Stratford CollegeVoluntary secondary · Jewish | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 189 | 6.9 km |
| De La Salle CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 463 | 7 km |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 349 | 7.1 km |
| Clogher Road Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 297 | 7.2 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | DEIS | 320 | 7.3 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 7.3 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 7.5 km |
| Kylemore CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 479 | 7.5 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 7.7 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 7.7 km |
| Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 437 | 7.7 km |
| Holy Family Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 998 | 7.7 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 7.9 km |
| St Louis High SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 690 | 7.9 km |
| Wesley CollegeVoluntary secondary · Methodist | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 942 | 8.1 km |
| St. Tiernan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 368 | 8.3 km |
| Alexandra CollegeVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls | Fee-paying, Boarding | 664 | 8.4 km |
| St. Mary's College C.S.Sp., RathminesVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 500 | 8.5 km |
| C.B.S. James StreetVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 251 | 8.5 km |
| Presentation CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 262 | 8.6 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 8.8 km |
| Gonzaga CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 576 | 8.8 km |
| Christian Brothers, Synge St.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | DEIS | 256 | 8.9 km |
| Goatstown Educate Together Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 366 | 8.9 km |
| Our Lady's Grove Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 295 | 9 km |
| Sandford Park School LtdVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 437 | 9 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 9.1 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 9.1 km |
| St Patricks Cathedral Grammar SchoolVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | – | 302 | 9.2 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 9.2 km |
| Rosemont SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 307 | 9.2 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 9.3 km |
| St Kilian's Deutsche SchuleVoluntary secondary · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 475 | 9.4 km |
| Muckross Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 709 | 9.4 km |
| St Benildus CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 949 | 9.5 km |
| Mount Anville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 726 | 9.6 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 9.6 km |
| Catholic University SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 544 | 9.6 km |
| Loreto CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 588 | 9.7 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 9.9 km |
| St Conleths CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | Fee-paying | 339 | 9.9 km |
| St Josephs Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 283 | 10 km |
| The Teresian SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 230 | 10 km |
| St Pauls C.B.S.Voluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | DEIS | 244 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Old Bawn
8 special schools serve the area: St Roses Special School, St Josephs Special Sch, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism, Cheeverstown Sp Sch, Setanta Special School, Saplings Special School and Libermann Spiritan School, 368 pupils between them. 34 of the 48 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.
Old Bawn beside the 73 other Irish towns of 13,100 to 25,300 people
Schools in or within 3 km of each town, by population; none is ranked, as Ireland publishes no results
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 91 | 36,302 | 5 | 44% | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||||
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 50 | 26,364 | 3 | 24% | 0.9 km |
| Esker | 19,110 | 56 | 23,239 | 6 | 34% | 0.9 km |
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 124 | 35,530 | 7 | 48% | 0.5 km |
| Dolphins Barn | 18,799 | 135 | 32,910 | 9 | 56% | 0.4 km |
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 73 | 26,840 | 5 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| Stoneybatter | 18,644 | 142 | 37,206 | 11 | 53% | 0.1 km |
| Clontarf East | 18,626 | 117 | 32,925 | 5 | 44% | 0.6 km |
| Malahide | 18,608 | 24 | 12,134 | 1 | 8% | 1.1 km |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 42 | 13,180 | 5 | 36% | 1 km |
| … | ||||||
| Sallynoggin | 13,245 | 51 | 15,036 | 2 | 24% | 0.6 km |
Among the 73 other towns, 30 have more pupils at their schools than Old Bawn does. Every one of them has an all-Irish school within 3 km.
Department of Education school lists 2025/26 (preliminary); CSO Census 2022 populations.
Pupil numbers around Old Bawn
Pupils every September at the schools in or within 3 km of the town, each counted at today’s site.
The schools in and around Old Bawn had 25,563 pupils in 2015/16 and 26,840 in 2025/26. Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School grew most: +407% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Old Bawn
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 Old Bawn
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bawn | 73 | 26,840 | 5 | 43% | 0.7 km |
| Bohernabreena 1 km | 54 | 19,297 | 5 | 46% | 0.9 km |
| Tallaght 1.5 km | 85 | 30,738 | 9 | 42% | 0.8 km |
| Firhouse 1.8 km | 70 | 25,224 | 5 | 34% | 0.7 km |
| Kilnamanagh 2.4 km | 112 | 38,733 | 8 | 48% | 0.4 km |
| Knocklyon 3 km | 75 | 27,868 | 6 | 23% | 0.3 km |
| Jobstown 3 km | 53 | 19,772 | 5 | 45% | 0.1 km |
Tallaght has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 9. Of Old Bawn’s neighbours, Jobstown saw the most growth in pupils since 2019/20 (+6%) and Bohernabreena the least (−2%); Old Bawn itself: +1%.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Old Bawn 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 Old Bawn
How many schools are there in Old Bawn?
In Old Bawn or within 3 km of it: 48 primary schools, 17 secondary schools and 8 special schools, with 26,840 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Old Bawn that teach through Irish?
Yes, 5: Scoil Santain, Scoil Chaitlin Maude and Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Old Bawn?
No: all 17 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Old Bawn?
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 Old Bawn?
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).