Ardee Community School
Ardee Community School is a secondary school in Louth. 1306 pupils, Inter-denominational ethos, 5 special classes, DEIS.
The facts
| Type | Secondary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Inter-denominational |
| Patron | Louth & Meath ETB & Archbishop of Armagh |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 1,306 (696 boys, 610 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — this school is in the DEIS programme |
| Roll number | 91441T |
| Eircode | A92F838 |
| Address | Ardee, Co Louth |
Special classes
5 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 5 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 4 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: Ardee. 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 A92 (Drogheda) was €380,000 in 2025. That is up 52.0% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ardee Urban at -6.56 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 29% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mary H Jackson |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0416853557 |
| mary.jackson@ardeecs.ie | |
| Local authority | Louth County Council |
Other schools in Ardee
- Ardee Educate Together Ns Primary school, Louth
- Ardee Monastery Primary school, Louth
- Ballapousta Ns Primary school, Louth
- Newtown N S Primary school, Meath
- S N Mhuire Primary school, Meath
- S N Mhuire Na Trocaire Primary school, Louth
- S N Pheadair Agus Phoil Primary school, Meath
- S N San Nioclas Primary school, Louth
- Scoil Naomh Fainche Primary school, Louth
- Tallonstown N S Primary school, Louth
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.