St Patricks N School
St Patricks N School is a primary school in Dublin. 449 pupils, Catholic ethos, 3 special classes, 3.49 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 449 (399 boys, 50 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 11525A |
| Eircode | D09H008 |
| Address | Millbourne Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 |
Getting in
Very hard. 220 applications for 63 places in 2025/26 — 3.49 applicants per place, and 23 names went on the waiting list.
| Places last year | 63 |
|---|---|
| Applications last year | 220 |
| Waiting list | 23 |
| Applications open | 01 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 07 November 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
3 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Specific Speech and Language Disorder
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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: Drumcondra / Marino / Dublin1. 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 D09 (Dublin 9) was €492,000 in 2025. That is up 24.6% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Drumcondra South C at 8.75 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 66% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Natasha Bassett Principal |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018372714 |
| principal@saintpats.ie | |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
Other schools in Drumcondra / Marino / Dublin1
- An Taonad Reamhscoile Special school, BAILE ATHA CLIATH 1
- Belvedere College S.J Secondary school, Dublin
- Central Infs School Primary school, Dublin
- Central Senior Mxd N S Primary school, Dublin
- Corpus Christi N S Primary school, Dublin
- Dominican College Secondary school, Dublin
- Drumcondra N S Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire Primary school, Dublin
- Gaelscoil Áine Primary school, Dublin
- Gardiner Street Convent Primary school, Dublin
- Grace Park Educate Together National School Primary school, Dublin
- Henrietta Street School Special school, Dublin 1
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.