Assumption Junior School
Assumption Junior School is a primary school in Dublin. 434 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 434 (201 boys, 233 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 20450T |
| Eircode | D12EH70 |
| Address | Walkinstown, Dublin 12 |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.
| Places in the coming year | 120 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 2 |
| Applications last year | 2 |
check the notice — it lists more than one intake.
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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- 1 × ASD Early Intervention
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Dolphin's Barn / D12. 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 D12 (Dublin 12) was €466,000 in 2025. That is up 46.1% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Walkinstown A at -2.44 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Jean Leonard |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014507613 |
| principal@assumptionjns.com | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dolphin's Barn / D12
- Assumption Secondary School Secondary school, Dublin
- Clogher Road Community College Secondary school, Terenure
- Drimnagh Castle Cbs N S Primary school, Dublin
- Greenhills College Secondary school, Dublin
- Holy Spirit Junior Primary School Primary school, Dublin
- Holy Spirit Senior Primary School Primary school, Dublin
- Lady Of Good Counsel Boys Senior Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Loreto College Secondary school, Dublin
- Marist National School Primary school, Terenure
- Meanscoil Iognáid Rís Secondary school, Dublin
- Muire Og 2 Loreto Con Primary school, Dublin
- Our Lady Of Good Counsel Girls Senior School Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.