Saplings Special School
Saplings Special School is a special school in Co Kilkenny. 12 pupils, Multi-denominational ethos.
The facts
| Type | Special school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Multi-denominational |
| Patron | Sapling School Company Limited by Guarantee |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 12 (11 boys, 1 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 20377M |
| Eircode | R95D2N2 |
| Address | Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny |
The area around this school
School planning area: Borris. 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 R95 (Kilkenny) was €350,000 in 2025. That is up 62.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Goresbridge at -10.4 (Disadvantaged), where 0 is the national average. 27% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Sandra Wickham |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0599775750 |
| principal.kilkenny@saplings.org | |
| Local authority | Kilkenny County Council |
Other schools in Borris
- Borris College Secondary school, Carlow
- Borris Mxd N S Primary school, Carlow
- Goresbridge N.S. Primary school, Kilkenny
- Scoil Nais Mhichil Primary school, Carlow
- Scoil Nais Mhuire Primary school, Carlow
- Skeaghvastheen N S Primary school, Kilkenny
- St Patrick's National School Primary school, Carlow
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.