Glenstal Abbey School
Murroe, Co Limerick · V94 HC84 · Roll number 64150F
Glenstal Abbey School is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Moroe. Every school in and around Moroe →
What stands out about Glenstal Abbey School
- A small post-primary school: 203 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−11%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- A boys’ school.
- Charges fees.
- Takes day pupils and boarders.
- A voluntary secondary school: owned by its trustees, most often a religious order or its successor trust, and paid for by the State.
- Its patron is Glenstal Abbey School; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only post-primary school in Moroe or within 3 km of it.
- Outside Moroe’s outline, 1 km away; listed with Moroe, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Glenstal Abbey School had 203 pupils in 2025/26, down from 234 in 2015/16 (−13%). Its largest roll was 254, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Glenstal Abbey 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 Glenstal Abbey 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 Glenstal Abbey 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 Glenstal Abbey School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Glenstal Abbey School directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
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.
It charges fees, set by the school. It takes boys only. It takes boarders as well as day pupils.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Glenstal Abbey School has shrunk by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Moroe together changed by −16%.
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 post-primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Each of the 6 nearest post-primary schools has more pupils than Glenstal Abbey School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −11%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenstal Abbey School | 203 | −11% | Catholic | English | ||
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 719 | +27% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Newport College | 407 | +72% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 6.1 km |
| Castletroy College | 1,360 | +13% | Inter-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa | 518 | −19% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Limerick City East Secondary School | 811 | +587% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh | 606 | −7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km |
The other 23 post-primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardscoil Mhuire | 591 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Munchin's College | 682 | +4% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Colaiste Mhichil | 349 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Coláiste Nano Nagle | 365 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Clements College | 411 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ | 315 | −23% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ | 746 | +19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ardscoil Ris | 728 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Crescent College Comprehensive | 922 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Thomond Community College | 597 | +13% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Villiers Secondary School | 508 | −5% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Mungret Community College | 991 | +175% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| John The Baptist Community School | 960 | −12% | Inter-denominational | English | 21 km | |
| Colaiste Chiarain | 821 | +21% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Coláiste Iósaef | 505 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Salesian Secondary College | 746 | +5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Pól | 715 | +40% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Colaiste Mhuire | 269 | −32% | Inter-denominational | English | 40 km | |
| Colaiste na Trocaire (Mercy Community College) | 537 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 40 km | |
| Hazelwood College | 562 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 50 km | |
| Desmond College | 539 | +38% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 50 km |
| Scoil Mhuire & Íde | 754 | +6% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Coláiste Íde agus Iosaef | 669 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 69 km |
Living in Moroe
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Moroe →The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Limerick
Cost of living in Moroe →New tenancies in Co. Limerick averaged €1,619 a month in 2025, against €1,436 in 2024 (+13%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Moroe, V94 HC84
Post-primary schools near Glenstal Abbey School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Glenstal Abbey School
Is Glenstal Abbey 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 Glenstal Abbey School have?
203 pupils in 2025/26. That is −11% since 2019/20.
Does Glenstal Abbey School teach through Irish?
No: Glenstal Abbey School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Glenstal Abbey School?
Glenstal Abbey School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Glenstal Abbey School.
How do pupils get a place at Glenstal Abbey 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 Glenstal Abbey School?
The nearest are St. Mary's Secondary School (5.6 km), Newport College (6.1 km) and Castletroy College (10 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 Moroe; 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).