Rathdrum Boys N.S.
Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow · A67 X381 · Roll number 17265H
Rathdrum Boys N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Rathdrum. Every school in and around Rathdrum →
What stands out about Rathdrum Boys N.S.
- 172 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 172 pupils, 20% more than the 143 of 2019/20.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- A boys’ school.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Archbishop of Dublin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Rathdrum Boys N.S. had 172 pupils in 2025/26, against 137 in 2015/16 (+26%). 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 Rathdrum Boys 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 Rathdrum Boys 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 Rathdrum Boys 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 Rathdrum Boys N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Rathdrum Boys 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.
It takes boys only. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. 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: Rathdrum Boys N.S. has grown by 20% since 2019/20. All the schools around Rathdrum together changed by +20%.
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, 1 have more pupils than Rathdrum Boys N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +20%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathdrum Boys N.S. | 172 | +20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Clochar Muire N.S. | 176 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.3 km |
| St Saviours N.S. | 124 | +17% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.4 km | |
| Glenealy 1 N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| Scoil San Eoin | 37 | +12% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Moneystown N.S. | 108 | −7% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km | |
| S.N. Muire Mxd | 37 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km |
The other 75 primary schools in Co. Wicklow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 172 | −7% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. | 123 | −5% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| An Chroi Ro Naofa N.S. | 204 | −22% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Kevin's Ballycoog N.S. | 21 | −9% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Nuns Cross N.S. | 194 | +23% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| St Coen's National School | 328 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Gaelscoil Chill Mhantáin | 285 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Wicklow Educate Together NS | 377 | −8% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil na Coróine Mhuire | 309 | −16% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Brittas Bay Mxd N.S. | 129 | −9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Annacurra N.S. | 122 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Padraig Naofa N.S. | 377 | +25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Glebe N.S. | 210 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil an Choroin Mhuire | 432 | −6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Laurence O'Toole's N.S. | 254 | −18% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 500 | −20% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 76 | −22% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St John's Senior School | 323 | −24% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Michael's and St Peter's Junior School | 250 | −31% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir | 242 | −33% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Carysfort Mxd N.S. | 197 | −7% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Naomh Brid N.S. | 63 | −5% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Francis N.S. | 90 | −14% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Woodstock Educate Together N.S. | 150 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Newtownmountkennedy Primary School | 368 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Rathcoyle N.S. | 50 | −32% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Tinahely N.S. | 133 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Kilcommon N.S. | 94 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Crossbridge N.S. | 45 | −21% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilcoole Primary School | 553 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Coolfancy N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Greystones Community NS | 412 | +91% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Delgany N.S. | 209 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Kiltegan N.S. | 9 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| St Laurences N.S. | 666 | −3% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath | 227 | −48% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Caoimhghin | 459 | −9% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Greystones Educate Together National School | 440 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 26 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 385 | +41% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| St Brigids School | 396 | −20% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brid | 77 | +8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kilmacanogue N.S. | 204 | −17% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Donaghmore N.S. | 25 | −31% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire na nAird | 73 | −14% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Moin an Bhealaigh N.S. | 110 | +2% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Donard N.S. | 188 | +27% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 47 | −32% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Shillelagh No 1 N.S. | 23 | −23% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Lacken Mxd N.S. | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Powerscourt N.S. | 114 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| St Fergal's National School | 373 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Muire Is Gearard | 206 | +4% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Bray School Project N.S. | 223 | −7% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| St Andrews N.S. | 204 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 67 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Chualann | 185 | −19% | Catholic | All in Irish | 30 km | |
| Hollywood N.S. | 126 | −15% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Carnew N.S. | 185 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| All Saints National School | 23 | +10% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Gaelscoil Ui Cheadaigh | 166 | −27% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Cronan Naofa N.S. | 388 | −24% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa | 680 | −13% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 393 | +12% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St. Peter's Primary School | 156 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Ravenswell Primary School | 468 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Stratford Lodge N.S. | 67 | −11% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Blessington Educate Together NS | 95 | +79% | Multi-denominational | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 237 | −13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Gaelscoil na Lochanna | 151 | −24% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Senior School | 296 | −12% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilbride N.S. | 97 | −2% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S N Nicolais Naofa | 250 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Blessington 1 N.S. | 195 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Jonathan Swift N.S. | 24 | −43% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Grange Con N.S. | 23 | −26% | Catholic | English | 35 km |
Living in Rathdrum
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A67 Eircode area
Housing in Rathdrum →The median sale price rose from €418,800 in 2023 to €420,000 in 2025 (+0%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A67 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Wicklow
Cost of living in Rathdrum →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 ↗Rathdrum, A67 X381
Primary schools near Rathdrum Boys 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 Rathdrum Boys N.S.
Is Rathdrum Boys 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 Rathdrum Boys N.S. have?
172 pupils in 2025/26. That is +20% since 2019/20.
Does Rathdrum Boys N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Rathdrum Boys N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Rathdrum Boys N.S.?
Rathdrum Boys N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Dublin.
How do pupils get a place at Rathdrum Boys 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 Rathdrum Boys N.S.?
The nearest are Clochar Muire N.S. (0.3 km), St Saviours N.S. (0.4 km) and Glenealy 1 N.S. (6.5 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 Rathdrum; 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).