Ashton School
Ashton School is a secondary school in Cork. 539 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2.56 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI/Cork ETB |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 539 (261 boys, 278 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 81008W |
| Eircode | T12AF50 |
| Address | Blackrock Road, Cork |
Getting in
Hard. 230 applications for 90 places in 2025/26 — 2.56 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 90 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 90 |
| Applications last year | 230 |
| Applications close | 26 October 2025 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Ballintemple / Cork City. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district T12 (Cork Southside) was €419,975 in 2025. That is up 42.4% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Knockrea A at 9.02 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 67% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mr A. Landen |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214966044 |
| principal@ashton.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork City Council |
Other schools in Ballintemple / Cork City
- Ballintemple N S Primary school, Cork
- Christ King Girls' Secondary School Secondary school, Cork
- Douglas Community School Secondary school, Cork
- Gaelscoil Mhachan Primary school, Cork
- Nagle Community College Secondary school, Cork
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary school, Cork
- Regina Mundi College Secondary school, Cork
- S N Barra Naofa Bhuach Primary school, Cork
- S N Barra Naofa Cailini Primary school, Cork
- S N Naomh Antaine Primary school, Cork
- School of the Divine Child (Scoil an Linbh Íosa) Special school, Cork
- Scoil Aisling Special school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.