St Matthew's NS, Irishtown
St Matthew's NS, Irishtown is a primary school in Irishtown. 212 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2.32 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 | 212 (108 boys, 104 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 18282M |
| Eircode | D04FK11 |
| Address | Cranfield Place, Sandymount, Dublin 4 |
Getting in
Hard. 65 applications for 28 places — 2.32 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 28 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 28 |
| Applications last year | 65 |
| Waiting list | 0 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 22 October 2025 |
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: Dublin2 / Dublin4. 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 D04 (Dublin 4) was €687,500 in 2025. That is up 22.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Pembroke East B at 11.96 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 76% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Cliodhna O'Reilly |
|---|---|
| Phone | 016603145 |
| secretary@stmatts.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Dublin2 / Dublin4
- C.B.S. Westland Row Secondary school, Ballsbridge
- Catherine Mc Auley N Sc Special school, Ballsbridge
- Catholic University School Secondary school, Ranelagh
- City Quay Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Enable Ireland Sandymount School Special school, Sandymount
- Gaelscoil Eoin Primary school, Ballsbridge
- Harcourt Terrace Educate Together National School Primary school, Ranelagh
- John Scottus Junior School Primary school, Ranelagh
- Loreto College Secondary school, Ranelagh
- Marian College Secondary school, Ballsbridge
- Ringsend College Secondary school, Ringsend
- Ringsend NS Primary school, Ringsend
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.