Hollywood N.S.
Hollywood Village, Hollywood, Co Wicklow · W91 N260 · Roll number 18054W
Hollywood N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyknockan. Every school in and around Ballyknockan →
What stands out about Hollywood N.S.
- 126 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 126 pupils, 15% fewer than the 149 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballyknockan’s outline, 6.5 km away; listed with Ballyknockan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Hollywood N.S. had 126 pupils in 2025/26, down from 166 in 2015/16 (−24%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 167, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Hollywood N.S.
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 Hollywood N.S. 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 Hollywood N.S.
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 Hollywood N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Hollywood N.S. directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Hollywood N.S. has shrunk by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballyknockan 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 primary 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 primary schools, 3 have more pupils than Hollywood N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −15%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Mhuire | 216 | +13% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.3 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.9 km |
The other 77 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 8.4 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 32 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 33 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 35 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 36 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 44 km |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 44 km | |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km |
Living in Ballyknockan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyknockan →The median sale price rose from €410,000 in 2023 to €435,000 in 2025 (+6%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the W91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Wicklow
Cost of living in Ballyknockan →New tenancies in Co. Wicklow averaged €1,730 a month in 2025, against €1,635 in 2024 (+6%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballyknockan, W91 N260
Primary schools near Hollywood N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Hollywood N.S.
Is Hollywood N.S. 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 Hollywood N.S. have?
126 pupils in 2025/26. That is −15% since 2019/20.
Does Hollywood N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Hollywood N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Hollywood N.S.?
Hollywood N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Hollywood N.S.?
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 Hollywood N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Mhuire (4.9 km), Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. (5.4 km) and Brannoxtown Community N.S. (7.3 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 Ballyknockan; 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).