Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0No school around Leixlip is in DEIS, out of 29
DEIS, the extra support for schools serving disadvantaged areas, reaches 0% of the schools around Leixlip, below both Co. Kildare’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (35%). Its primary schools are big ones: 395 pupils each on average, against 175 across Ireland. These schools are described rather than graded, because Ireland publishes no school results and the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them.
Schools in the town or within 3 km of its outline, Department of Education lists for 2025/26; the Ireland figures cover all schools listed.
What stands out about Leixlip’s schools
A wide choice at twelve
Within 10 km of the town there are 37 post-primary schools to choose from, of different kinds; each sets its own admission policy, and many families apply to several. The nearest: Coláiste Chiaráin (0.4 km), Confey Community College (0.7 km) and Celbridge Community School (3.4 km). Post-primary choices ↓
No school in DEIS
None of the schools here is in DEIS, the extra support for schools in disadvantaged areas; across Ireland, 30% of schools are. Who runs them ↓
Facts from the Department of Education’s lists; nothing here judges how well a school teaches.
Who runs Leixlip’s schools
Ethos as listed for 2025/26: each bar splits the schools by who runs them.
18 of Leixlip’s 29 schools have a Catholic ethos, against 80% across Ireland. The patrons with most schools here: Archbishop of Dublin (16), Educate Together (3) and Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB (2). None of the 29 is 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 29 schools in and around Leixlip
Here are the schools in Leixlip or within 3 km of it, every one with its own page. Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Where the 29 schools in and around Leixlip 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 Leixlip’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 Leixlip
The schools by teaching language, with Ireland’s share as the black tick.
1 of Leixlip’s 29 schools teach every subject through Irish: Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh.
Who Leixlip’s schools serve
Shares of the pupils at the area’s schools, beside Co. Kildare’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 Leixlip | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at DEIS schools | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| Pupils at all-Irish schools | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Girls | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Post-primary pupils at single-sex schools | 29% | 26% | 29% |
| Post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools | 0% | 6% | 6% |
Fewer of the pupils around Leixlip are at DEIS schools than across Ireland: 0% against 27% (Co. Kildare: 17%). Furthest from Ireland’s mix is the share of post-primary pupils at fee-paying schools: 0% here against 6%.
Each of the 29 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.
The 10 patrons of Leixlip’s schools
The patron owns the school and sets its ethos; a board of management runs it day to day.
Archbishop of Dublin is patron of 16 of the 29 schools around Leixlip, which teach 46% of their pupils; 10 patrons run them in all. 5 are ETB schools. Educate Together runs 4.
| Patron | Ethos | Schools | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop of DublinAghards, Scoil Aine Naofa, St Thomas Junior, Scoil Mhuire, Lucan B, St Marys, Scoil na Mainistreach, Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh, Scoil Naomh Padraig, San Carlo Senior, Scoil Bhride, Scoil Mhuire, San Carlo Junior, Scoil Eoin Phoil, Scoil Naomh Brid, St Raphaels Special Sch | Catholic | 16 | 6,339 |
| Educate TogetherHansfield ETSS, Hansfield Educate Together, Leixlip Educate Together | Multi-denominational | 3 | 1,650 |
| Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETBLucan, Eriu | Multi-denominational | 2 | 1,159 |
| Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COISt Andrews, Primrose Hill | Church of Ireland | 2 | 483 |
| Kildare & Wicklow ETBConfey | Inter-denominational | 1 | 934 |
| CEISTSt Joseph's College | Catholic | 1 | 934 |
| Salesian Fathers of Don BoscoSalesian College | Catholic | 1 | 880 |
| Kildare Wicklow ETB & Educate TogetherCelbridge | Multi-denominational | 1 | 712 |
| Kildare Wicklow ETB & Archbishop of DublinColáiste Chiaráin | Inter-denominational | 1 | 676 |
| patron not listedLucan Community Special School | Multi-denominational | 1 | 0 |
Department of Education school lists: patron 2024/25, ethos 2025/26.
How children get a place in Leixlip
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
Of these 25 schools, 8 have grown by at least 5% since 2019/20 and 9 have lost as much; Ireland’s pupils changed by +5%.
All 25 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.
Inspection reports for Leixlip’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 29 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 Leixlip
All post-primaries within 10 km; at about twelve, families choose and apply school by school
Families in Leixlip have 37 post-primary schools within 10 km: 19 ETB schools, 11 voluntary secondary schools and 7 community schools. 8 of them are single-sex, 4 for girls and 4 for boys. Fees are charged at 3 of them. Every subject is taught through Irish at 3 of them.
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste ChiaráinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 676 | 0.4 km |
| Confey Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 934 | 0.7 km |
| Celbridge Community SchoolCommunity school · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 712 | 3.4 km |
| Salesian CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 880 | 3.5 km |
| Lucan Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 966 | 4 km |
| St Joseph's CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 934 | 4.1 km |
| Adamstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 981 | 4.3 km |
| Eriu Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 193 | 4.4 km |
| Hansfield ETSSVoluntary secondary · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 867 | 4.5 km |
| Coláiste Phádraig CBSVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 745 | 4.6 km |
| Coláiste Cois LifeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 592 | 4.7 km |
| Coláiste Pobail SetantaETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,079 | 5.5 km |
All 37 post-primary schools within reach
| School | Takes | Also | Pupils | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Wolstan's Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls | – | 846 | 5.5 km |
| Kishoge Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 937 | 6 km |
| Griffeen Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 576 | 6 km |
| St Peter's CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,214 | 6.1 km |
| Luttrellstown Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,027 | 6.1 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh NuadETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 154 | 6.4 km |
| Hartstown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,120 | 6.4 km |
| St. Kevin's Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 525 | 6.5 km |
| Maynooth Post Primary SchoolETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,018 | 6.7 km |
| Maynooth Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,013 | 7.1 km |
| Deansrath Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 425 | 7.2 km |
| Blakestown Community SchoolCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 563 | 7.2 km |
| Castleknock Community CollegeETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,318 | 7.3 km |
| Scoil Phobail Chuil MhinCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | – | 1,014 | 7.3 km |
| Collinstown Park Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 630 | 7.5 km |
| The Kings HospitalVoluntary secondary · Church of Ireland | Girls and boys | Fee-paying, Boarding | 732 | 7.7 km |
| Coláiste ChilliainETB · Multi-denominational | Girls and boys | Gaelcholáiste | 400 | 8.1 km |
| Phobailscoil IosoldeCommunity school · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 764 | 8.5 km |
| Moyle Park CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | – | 763 | 8.6 km |
| Castleknock CollegeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Boys | Fee-paying | 771 | 8.7 km |
| Le Cheile Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls and boys | – | 944 | 8.8 km |
| Rath Dara Community CollegeETB · Inter-denominational | Girls and boys | DEIS | 323 | 8.9 km |
| Coláiste BrídeVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | – | 993 | 9.2 km |
| Mount Sackville Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Catholic | Girls | Fee-paying | 636 | 9.5 km |
| St. Seton's Secondary SchoolVoluntary secondary · Other | Girls and boys | DEIS | 741 | 10 km |
Department of Education post-primary list 2025/26; straight-line distances from the town’s centre point.
Special schools and classes around Leixlip
2 special schools serve the area: Lucan Community Special School and St Raphaels Special Sch, 96 pupils between them. 13 of the 19 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.
Leixlip beside the 76 other Irish towns of 11,700 to 22,600 people
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km, listed by population: Ireland publishes no results, so none is ranked
| Town | People | Schools | Pupils | All-Irish | DEIS schools | Nearest post-primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letterkenny | 22,549 | 15 | 6,825 | 2 | 20% | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||||
| Dún Laoghaire | 17,994 | 52 | 17,578 | 1 | 19% | 0.8 km |
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 111 | 39,391 | 10 | 22% | 0.3 km |
| Maynooth | 17,259 | 12 | 6,742 | 3 | 0% | 0.3 km |
| Rathmines East | 16,923 | 135 | 41,393 | 12 | 36% | 0.2 km |
| Leixlip | 16,733 | 29 | 13,767 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 km |
| Dundrum | 16,570 | 89 | 35,482 | 10 | 7% | 0.4 km |
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 72 | 28,624 | 5 | 8% | 0.5 km |
| East Wall | 15,907 | 138 | 39,486 | 10 | 44% | 1.1 km |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 67 | 21,279 | 4 | 21% | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||||
| Kilnamanagh | 11,703 | 112 | 38,733 | 8 | 48% | 0.4 km |
Of these 76 other towns, 50 count more pupils at their schools than Leixlip. 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 Leixlip
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 Leixlip had 11,718 pupils in 2015/16 and 13,767 in 2025/26. Hansfield ETSS grew most: +34% since 2019/20.
Pupils at schools in and around Leixlip
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 Leixlip
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Esker has the most schools teaching through Irish nearby: 6. Pupils around Leixlip: +6% since 2019/20. Among the neighbours, Celbridge led (+9%) and Ongar trailed (−2%).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school in Leixlip 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 Leixlip
How many schools are there in Leixlip?
In Leixlip or within 3 km of it: 19 primary schools, 8 secondary schools and 2 special schools, with 13,767 pupils between them.
Are there schools in Leixlip that teach through Irish?
Yes, 1: Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh teach every subject through Irish.
Are there fee-paying secondary schools near Leixlip?
No: all 8 secondary schools here are free.
What is the best school in Leixlip?
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 Leixlip?
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).