An Cosan CSS
Fitzwilliam Place North, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7 · Roll number 20572K
An Cosan CSS is one of 17 special schools in or within 3 km of Stoneybatter. Every school in and around Stoneybatter →
What stands out about An Cosan CSS
- 56 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- On the lists since 2023/24: a new school, or a new roll after schools joined.
- 6 girls and 50 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the City of Dublin ETB; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2024/25 to 2025/26An Cosan CSS had 56 pupils in 2025/26, against 29 in 2024/25 (+93%). Girls are 11% of them. Its roll rose in 1 of the 1 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for An Cosan CSS
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 An Cosan CSS 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 An Cosan CSS
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 An Cosan CSS
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at An Cosan CSS 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.
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 An Cosan CSS.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Cosan CSS | 56 | – | Multi-denominational | English | ||
| Henrietta Street School | 20 | +0% | Catholic | English | 0.5 km | |
| Hospital School CHI at Temple Street | 66 | −3% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| An Taonad Reamhscoile | 96 | −3% | Catholic | English | 1.7 km | |
| St L O Tooles 2 Spec | 14 | −42% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Holy Family School for the Deaf | 134 | −4% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| St John of God Sp Sch | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km |
The other 48 special schools in Co. Dublin
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Adolescent School | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| Catherine Mc Auley N Sc | 99 | +0% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| St Josephs for Blind N.S. | 48 | −16% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Casa Caterina S S | 31 | −6% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 64 | +31% | Catholic | English | 3.2 km | |
| St Declans Special Sch | 35 | −3% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| St Ciarans Spec Sch | 140 | +0% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| St Vincents Home NS | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Phoenix Park Specialist School | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Our Lady of Hope School | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Solas Hospital School | 98 | +26% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.9 km | |
| Scoil Eoin | 142 | +5% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Youth Encounter Project | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| St Peters Special Sch | 70 | +17% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Enable Ireland Sandymount School | 49 | +14% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| St Michaels Spec School | 163 | −2% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| St Pauls Hospital Special School | 54 | +0% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Central Remedial Clinic | 78 | −18% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Beaumont Hospital Special School | 9 | – | Other | English | 5.7 km | |
| Libermann Spiritan School | 51 | – | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Setanta Special School | 68 | +28% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.2 km | |
| Linn Dara Schools | 51 | +70% | Multi-denominational | English | 6.7 km | |
| Cheeverstown Sp Sch | 29 | +45% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 86 | +4% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Saplings Special School | 30 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.6 km | |
| ABACAS Special School for Children with Autism | 30 | +3% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 7.8 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Sp Sch | 52 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| St Roses Special School | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Benincasa Special School | 35 | −22% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Ballydowd High Support Special School | 7 | – | Inter-denominational | English | 8.5 km | |
| Belmayne Community Special School | 2 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 8.6 km | |
| Danu Community Special School | 43 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 8.7 km | |
| St Michael's House Special National School Foxfield | 61 | +144% | Multi-denominational | English | 8.8 km | |
| ABACAS Kilbarrack | 54 | +10% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 8.9 km | |
| Stewarts School | 145 | +23% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.4 km | |
| The Adelaide and Meath Hospital | 11 | – | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Augustines School | 157 | −1% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mochua | 69 | −7% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Oliver Plunkett Sp Sc | 63 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Red Door Special School | 29 | +21% | Other | English | 11 km | |
| St Michaels House Special School | 56 | +0% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Lucan Community Special School | 0 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Crannog Nua Special School | 5 | – | Other | English | 19 km | |
| St Michaels Spec Sch | 30 | +0% | Catholic | English | 26 km |
Living in Stoneybatter
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Homes in the D07 Eircode area
Housing in Stoneybatter →The median sale price rose from €384,500 in 2023 to €470,000 in 2025 (+22%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the D07 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Stoneybatter
Cost of living in Stoneybatter →New tenancies in Stoneybatter averaged €1,868 a month in 2025, against €1,837 in 2024 (+2%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Stoneybatter
Special schools near An Cosan CSS
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about An Cosan CSS
Is An Cosan CSS 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 An Cosan CSS have?
56 pupils in 2025/26.
Does An Cosan CSS teach through Irish?
No: An Cosan CSS teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs An Cosan CSS?
An Cosan CSS has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is City of Dublin ETB.
How do pupils get a place at An Cosan CSS?
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 An Cosan CSS?
The nearest are Henrietta Street School (0.5 km), Hospital School CHI at Temple Street (1.2 km) and An Taonad Reamhscoile (1.7 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 Stoneybatter; 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).