Marley Grange Ns
Marley Grange Ns is a primary school in Rathfarnham. 461 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, 2.46 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 461 (257 boys, 204 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 19574H |
| Eircode | D16FF62 |
| Address | Grange Manor Close, Marley Grange, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 |
Getting in
Hard. 138 applications for 56 places — 2.46 applicants per place, and 23 names went on the waiting list.
| Places in the coming year | 56 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 56 |
| Applications last year | 138 |
| Waiting list | 23 |
| Applications open | 01 April 2026 |
| Applications close | 08 May 2026 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
The school received 133 applications in total across every class and every special class. The 138 above is the figure for this intake alone, which is the one that can be compared with the places offered for it.
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
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
This is the school's first special class.
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: Ballinteer / Stepaside / DLR. 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 D16 (Dublin 16) was €643,000 in 2025. That is up 32.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Rathfarnham-hermitage at 9.56 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 67% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | John Sheanon |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014945955 |
| principal@divinewordns.ie | |
| Local authority | South Dublin County Council |
Other schools in Ballinteer / Stepaside / DLR
- Ballinteer Community School Secondary school, Ballinteer
- Ballinteer ETNS Primary school, Ballinteer
- Clochar Loreto N S Primary school, Rathfarnham
- Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh Secondary school, Rathfarnham
- Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille Primary school, Dundrum
- Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige Primary school, Churchtown
- Goatstown Stillorgan Primary School Primary school, Churchtown
- Holy Trinity NS, Leopardstown Primary school, Leopardstown
- Na Maighdine Muire Girl Primary school, Dundrum
- Queen of Angels NS Primary school, Dundrum
- Rathfarnham Educate Together Primary school, Rathfarnham
- Scoil Naithi Primary school, Dundrum
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.