Christ The King B N S
Christ The King B N S is a primary school boys only in Dublin. 86 pupils, Catholic ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 86 (86 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 16988T |
| Eircode | D07EF63 |
| Address | Annaly Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 21 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 1 |
| Applications last year | 17 |
| Waiting list | 15 |
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
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:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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: Cabra / Phibsboro / D7. 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 D07 (Dublin 7) was €465,500 in 2025. That is up 36.9% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Cabra East B at -2.55 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Clodagh Vahey |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018680503 |
| principal@christthekingbns.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Cabra / Phibsboro / D7
- An Cosan CSS Special school, Dublin 7
- Broombridge Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Cabra Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Casa Caterina S S Special school, Dublin 7
- Christ The King Girls Senior School Primary school, Dublin
- Christ The King I G Primary school, Dublin
- Coláiste Mhuire Secondary school, Dublin
- Dominican Convent Girls Senior School Primary school, Dublin
- Dublin 7 Educate Together Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S. Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Bharra Primary school, Dublin
- Glasnevin Educate Together Ns Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.