St Brigids Primary School
St Brigids Primary School is a primary school in Rathmines. 229 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1.06 applicants per place last year, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 229 (90 boys, 139 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 16786H |
| Eircode | D08E377 |
| Address | The Coombe, Dublin 8 |
Getting in
Competitive. 53 applications for 50 places in 2022/23 — 1.06 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 46 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 50 |
| Applications last year | 53 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2022 |
| Applications close | 05 November 2022 |
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 ↗ (2023/24)
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: Dublin / 8. 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 D08 (Dublin 8) was €413,250 in 2025. That is up 26.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Merchants Quay C at 3.25 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 51% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Thérése Gamble |
|---|---|
| Phone | 014547734 |
| info@stbrigidsthecoombe.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dublin / 8
- C.B.S. James Street Secondary school, Dublin
- Canal Way Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Christian Brothers, Synge St. Secondary school, Rathmines
- Gaelscoil Inse Chor Primary school, Dublin
- Goldenbridge Convent Primary school, Dublin
- Griffith Barracks Multi D School Primary school, Rathmines
- Inchicore Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Mercy Secondary School Secondary school, Dublin
- Presentation College Secondary school, Rathmines
- Presentation Primary School Primary school, Rathmines
- S N Muire Gan Smal B Primary school, Dublin
- Sancta Maria C B S Primary school, Rathmines
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.