St Patricks Spec School
Drumgoold, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford · Y21 Y9W0 · Roll number 19240B
St Patricks Spec School is the only one of the special schools in or within 3 km of Enniscorthy. Every school in and around Enniscorthy →
What stands out about St Patricks Spec School
- One of the larger special schools: 166 pupils, against a typical 58.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 166 pupils, 25% more than the 133 of 2019/20.
- 49 girls and 117 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ferns; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only special school in Enniscorthy or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Patricks Spec School had 166 pupils in 2025/26, against 124 in 2015/16 (+34%). Girls are 30% of them. Its largest roll was 166, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Patricks Spec 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 St Patricks Spec 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 St Patricks Spec 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 St Patricks Spec School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at St Patricks Spec 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: St Patricks Spec School has grown by 25% since 2019/20. All the schools around Enniscorthy together changed by +5%.
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.
St Patricks Spec School has more pupils than any of the 2 nearest special schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +25%; 0 of the 1 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Spec School | 166 | +25% | Catholic | English | ||
| Gorey Hill School | 37 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Our Lady of Fatima Sp S | 115 | +1% | Catholic | English | 19 km |
Living in Enniscorthy
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the Y21 Eircode area
Housing in Enniscorthy →The median sale price rose from €239,000 in 2023 to €290,000 in 2025 (+21%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the Y21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Enniscorthy
Cost of living in Enniscorthy →New tenancies in Enniscorthy averaged €1,079 a month in 2025, against €1,015 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Enniscorthy, Y21 Y9W0
Special schools near St Patricks Spec School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Patricks Spec School
Is St Patricks Spec 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 St Patricks Spec School have?
166 pupils in 2025/26. That is +25% since 2019/20.
Does St Patricks Spec School teach through Irish?
No: St Patricks Spec School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Patricks Spec School?
St Patricks Spec School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ferns.
How do pupils get a place at St Patricks Spec 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 St Patricks Spec School?
The nearest are Gorey Hill School (17 km) and Our Lady of Fatima Sp S (19 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 Enniscorthy; 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).