Henrietta Street School
Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 · D01 W825 · Roll number 20021T
Henrietta Street School is one of 14 special schools in or within 3 km of Phibsborough. Every school in and around Phibsborough →
What stands out about Henrietta Street School
- A small special school: 20 pupils, against a typical 58.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+0%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 6 girls and 14 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Henrietta Street School had 20 pupils in 2025/26, against 18 in 2015/16 (+11%). Girls are 30% of them. Its largest roll was 20, in 2021/22. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Henrietta Street 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 Henrietta Street 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 Henrietta Street 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 Henrietta Street School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Henrietta Street 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: Henrietta Street School is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+0%). All the schools around Phibsborough together changed by +7%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Henrietta Street School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +0%; 0 of the 4 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | ||
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 0.5 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 0.7 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 1.7 km | |
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.5 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 2.5 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 3.4 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 4.4 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 5.3 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.6 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.2 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.8 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 8.1 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 8.2 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.3 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 8.4 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 9 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 9.1 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.9 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 11 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 18 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 26 km |
Living in Phibsborough
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Renting in Phibsborough
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Location
Directions ↗Phibsborough, D01 W825
Special schools near Henrietta Street School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Henrietta Street School
Is Henrietta Street 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 Henrietta Street School have?
20 pupils in 2025/26. That is +0% since 2019/20.
Does Henrietta Street School teach through Irish?
No: Henrietta Street School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Henrietta Street School?
Henrietta Street School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Henrietta Street 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 Henrietta Street School?
The nearest are An Cosan CSS (0.5 km), Hospital School CHI at Temple Street (0.7 km) and An Taonad Reamhscoile (1.2 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 Phibsborough; 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).