Springdale N S
Springdale N S is a primary school in Dublin. 198 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2.25 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 198 (98 boys, 100 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 18646B |
| Eircode | D05E954 |
| Address | Lough Derg Road, Raheny, Dublin 5 |
Getting in
Hard. 54 applications for 24 places in 2025/26 — 2.25 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 24 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 24 |
| Applications last year | 54 |
| Applications open | 07 January 2026 |
| Applications close | 30 January 2026 |
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: Killester / Raheny / Clontarf. 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 D05 (Dublin 5) was €520,000 in 2025. That is up 37.2% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Edenmore at -11.79 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 25% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Lesley Cahill |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018317149 |
| principal@springdale.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Killester / Raheny / Clontarf
- ABACAS Kilbarrack Special school, Dublin 5
- Central Remedial Clinic Special school, DUBLIN 3
- Eoin Baisde B Sois Primary school, Dublin
- Eoin Baisde C Naoidh Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Mide Primary school, Dublin
- Holy Faith Secondary School Secondary school, Dublin
- Howth Rd Mxd N S Primary school, Dublin
- Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Manor House School Secondary school, Dublin
- Mercy College Coolock Secondary school, Dublin
- Mount Temple Comprehensive School Secondary school, Dublin
- Naiscoil Ide Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.