Harold's Cross NS
Harold's Cross NS is a primary school in Harold's Cross. 398 pupils, Catholic ethos, DEIS Urban Band 2.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 398 (210 boys, 188 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Urban Band 2 |
| Roll number | 19924I |
| Eircode | D6WFR66 |
| Address | Clareville Road, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6W |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Urban Band 2. This is extra staffing, a Home School Community Liaison coordinator and School Completion Programme access. Band 2 does not carry the reduced class sizes that Band 1 does.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Feeder school links
Secondary school feeder links
Secondary schools this school publishes an admission or feeder link to:
- St Mary's College, Rathmines Rathmines
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Dublin / 6w. 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 D6W (Dublin 6W) was €722,500 in 2025. That is up 35.7% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Terenure A at 12.01 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 71% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mark Glynn |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014922321 |
| office@haroldscrossns.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dublin / 6w
- Bishop Galvin Ns Primary school, Templeogue
- Bishop Shanahan Ns Primary school, Templeogue
- Cheeverstown Sp Sch Special school, Knocklyon
- Gaelscoil Mologa Primary school, Harold's Cross
- Libermann Spiritan School Special school, Templeogue
- Presentation Community College Secondary school, Terenure
- Presentation Primary, Terenure Primary school, Terenure
- St Mac Dara's Community College Secondary school, Templeogue
- St Pius X BNS (Fortfield Park) Primary school, Terenure
- St Pius X GNS (Fortfield Park) Primary school, Terenure
- Templeogue College Secondary school, Templeogue
- Terenure College Secondary school, Terenure
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.