St. Mary's C.B.S.

The facts

Special classes

4 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:

• 3 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• 1 × Autism Inclusion Class

1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 3 classes last year.

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: Portlaoise. 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 R32 (Portlaoise) was €320,000 in 2025. That is up 77.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.

Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Portlaoighise Rural at -2.78 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 38% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.

Contact

Other schools in Portlaoise

• Cosby N S Primary school, Laois
• Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) Secondary school, Laois
• Fraoch Mor N S Primary school, Laois
• Gaelscoil Phort Laoise Primary school, Laois
• Holy Family Junior School Primary school, Laois
• Holy Family Senior School Primary school, Laois
• Maryboro N S Primary school, Laois
• Mhuire Fatima N S Primary school, Laois
• Portlaoise College Secondary school, Laois
• Portlaoise Educate Together Ns Primary school, Laois
• Raithin An Uisce N S Primary school, Laois
• S N Baile Finn Primary school, Laois