Jonathan Swift N.S.
Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow · W91 Y9DY · Roll number 14269A
Jonathan Swift N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Dunlavin. Every school in and around Dunlavin →
What stands out about Jonathan Swift N.S.
- A small primary school: 24 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 24 pupils, 43% fewer than the 42 of 2019/20.
- 17 girls and 7 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Jonathan Swift N.S. had 24 pupils in 2025/26, down from 44 in 2015/16 (−45%). Girls are 71% of them. Its largest roll was 46, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Jonathan Swift 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 Jonathan Swift 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 Jonathan Swift 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 Jonathan Swift N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Jonathan Swift 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: Jonathan Swift N.S. has shrunk by 43% since 2019/20. All the schools around Dunlavin together changed by +22%.
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, 5 have more pupils than Jonathan Swift N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −43%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 0.4 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ioseph | 51 | −12% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Brannoxtown Community N.S. | 83 | +295% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.3 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 259 | −11% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km |
The other 78 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 9 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 40 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 41 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 43 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 43 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 43 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 43 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 44 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 46 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 46 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 47 km |
Living in Dunlavin
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the W91 Eircode area
Housing in Dunlavin →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 Dunlavin →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 ↗Dunlavin, W91 Y9DY
Primary schools near Jonathan Swift 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 Jonathan Swift N.S.
Is Jonathan Swift 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 Jonathan Swift N.S. have?
24 pupils in 2025/26. That is −43% since 2019/20.
Does Jonathan Swift N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Jonathan Swift N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Jonathan Swift N.S.?
Jonathan Swift N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI.
How do pupils get a place at Jonathan Swift 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 Jonathan Swift N.S.?
The nearest are S N Nicolais Naofa (0.4 km), S.N. Naomh Ioseph (5.3 km) and Donard N.S. (7 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 Dunlavin; 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).