St Kierans Spec School
Old Connaught Road, Bray · A98 YH90 · Roll number 19599A
St Kierans Spec School is one of 4 special schools in or within 3 km of Bray. Every school in and around Bray →
What stands out about St Kierans Spec School
- 59 pupils, near the middle for special schools in Ireland (the median is 58).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Bray’s outline, 0.4 km away; listed with Bray, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Kierans Spec School had 59 pupils in 2025/26, against 58 in 2015/16 (+2%). Girls are 47% of them. Its roll rose in 1 of the 2 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Kierans 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 Kierans 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 Kierans 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 Kierans Spec School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Places at St Kierans 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.
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 6 nearest special schools, 2 have more pupils than St Kierans Spec School.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kierans Spec School | 59 | – | Catholic | English | ||
| Marino School N.S. | 47 | +27% | Catholic | English | 1.9 km | |
| New Court School | 100 | +4% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.1 km | |
| Ballyowen Meadows | 53 | +13% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | 6 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 7.4 km | |
| Carmona Special National School | 37 | +3% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| St Michaels Hse Spec Sc | 68 | −1% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km |
The one other of the special schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherines Special School | 89 | −5% | Catholic | English | 15 km |
Living in Bray
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A98 Eircode area
Housing in Bray →The median sale price rose from €460,000 in 2023 to €550,000 in 2025 (+20%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A98 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Bray
Cost of living in Bray →New tenancies in Bray averaged €1,617 a month in 2025, against €1,509 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Bray, A98 YH90
Special schools near St Kierans 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 Kierans Spec School
Is St Kierans 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 Kierans Spec School have?
59 pupils in 2025/26.
Does St Kierans Spec School teach through Irish?
No: St Kierans Spec School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Kierans Spec School?
St Kierans Spec School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at St Kierans 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 Kierans Spec School?
The nearest are Marino School N.S. (1.9 km), New Court School (3.1 km) and Ballyowen Meadows (4.3 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 Bray; 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).