Lakeview School
RENMORE, GALWAY · H91 YF88 · Roll number 19201O
Lakeview School is one of 4 special schools in or within 3 km of Eyre Square. Every school in and around Eyre Square →
What stands out about Lakeview School
- 76 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 76 pupils, 85% more than the 41 of 2019/20.
- 27 girls and 49 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Lakeview School had 76 pupils in 2025/26, against 47 in 2015/16 (+62%). Girls are 36% of them. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Lakeview 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 Lakeview 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 Lakeview 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 Lakeview School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at Lakeview 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: Lakeview School has grown by 85% since 2019/20. All the schools around Eyre Square together changed by +2%.
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 4 nearest special schools, 1 have more pupils than Lakeview School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +85%; 0 of the 2 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview School | 76 | +85% | Catholic | English | ||
| Rosedale School | 75 | +12% | Catholic | English | 0.1 km | |
| Scoil Aine | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| St Josephs Special Sch | 80 | +16% | Multi-denominational | English | 2.9 km | |
| Ábalta Special School | 30 | – | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 3.8 km |
The other 3 special schools in Co. Galway
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Oliver's Child Education and Development Centre | 40 | +25% | Other | English | 28 km | |
| Tígh Nan Dooley Child Education and Development Centre | 19 | – | Other | English | 38 km | |
| St. Teresa's Special School | 47 | +74% | Other | English | 55 km |
Living in Eyre Square
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H91 Eircode area
Housing in Eyre Square →The median sale price rose from €338,600 in 2023 to €408,300 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Eyre Square
Cost of living in Eyre Square →New tenancies in Eyre Square averaged €1,850 a month in 2025, against €1,702 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Eyre Square, H91 YF88
Special schools near Lakeview School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Lakeview School
Is Lakeview 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 Lakeview School have?
76 pupils in 2025/26. That is +85% since 2019/20.
Does Lakeview School teach through Irish?
No: Lakeview School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Lakeview School?
Lakeview School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora.
How do pupils get a place at Lakeview 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 Lakeview School?
The nearest are Rosedale School (0.1 km), Scoil Aine (2.8 km) and St Josephs Special Sch (2.9 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 Eyre Square; 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).