S.N. Muire Is Gearard
St. Mary's & St. Gerard's NS, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow · A98 DP70 · Roll number 17223O
S.N. Muire Is Gearard is one of 6 primary schools in or within 3 km of Enniskerry. Every school in and around Enniskerry →
What stands out about S.N. Muire Is Gearard
- 206 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+4%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Muire Is Gearard had 206 pupils in 2025/26, down from 210 in 2015/16 (−2%). Girls are 43% of them. Its largest roll was 217, in 2017/18. 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 S.N. Muire Is Gearard
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 S.N. Muire Is Gearard 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 S.N. Muire Is Gearard
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 S.N. Muire Is Gearard
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Muire Is Gearard 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: S.N. Muire Is Gearard is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+4%). All the schools around Enniskerry together changed by +4%.
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, 2 have more pupils than S.N. Muire Is Gearard. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +4%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | ||
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.8 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 2.7 km | |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 3.3 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.4 km |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
The other 75 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.4 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.6 km |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.7 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 4.9 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 7.5 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 7.6 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.6 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 9 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 11 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 12 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 22 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 44 km |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 48 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 55 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 58 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 58 km |
Living in Enniskerry
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Homes in the A98 Eircode area
Housing in Enniskerry →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 Co. Wicklow
Cost of living in Enniskerry →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 ↗Enniskerry, A98 DP70
Primary schools near S.N. Muire Is Gearard
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Muire Is Gearard
Is S.N. Muire Is Gearard 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 S.N. Muire Is Gearard have?
206 pupils in 2025/26. That is +4% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Muire Is Gearard teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Muire Is Gearard teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Muire Is Gearard?
S.N. Muire Is Gearard has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Muire Is Gearard?
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 S.N. Muire Is Gearard?
The nearest are Powerscourt N.S. (0.8 km), S.N. Padraig Naofa (2.7 km) and Bray School Project N.S. (3.3 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 Enniskerry; 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).