St Patricks Ns
St Patricks Ns is a primary school in St. Patrick's National School. 867 pupils, Catholic ethos.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 867 (464 boys, 403 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 20130B |
| Eircode | D15PH21 |
| Address | St. Patrick's National School, Diswellstown Lawn, Castleknock, Dublin 15 |
Getting in
Not oversubscribed last year. The notice carries no previous-year breakdown, which is only required of a school that had more applicants than places.
| Places in the coming year | 104 |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 13 October 2025 |
| Applications close | 03 November 2025 |
notice gives places only, no previous-year breakdown.
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: Carpenterstown / D15. 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 D15 (Dublin 15) was €446,000 in 2025. That is up 29.3% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Castleknock-knockmaroon at 10.69 (Affluent), where 0 is the national average. 64% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Seamus MacConámha |
|---|---|
| Phone | 018249930 |
| info@stpatricksns.ie | |
| Local authority | Fingal County Council |
Other schools in Carpenterstown / D15
- Castleknock Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Luttrellstown Community College Secondary school, Dublin
- Scoil Choilm Community Ns Primary school, Dublin
- Scoil Thomais Primary school, Dublin
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.