St Saviours N S
St Saviours N S is a primary school in Wicklow. 124 pupils, Church of Ireland ethos, 2 special classes, oversubscribed last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Church of Ireland |
| Patron | Archbishop of Dublin & Bishop of Glendalough COI |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 124 (67 boys, 57 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 12529N |
| Eircode | A67PV00 |
| Address | Station Road, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow |
Getting in
Oversubscribed last year. The notice carries a previous-year breakdown, which schools only have to publish when more people applied than there were places.
| Places in the coming year | 13 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 17 |
| Applications last year | 17 |
| Waiting list | 6 |
check the notice — it lists more than one intake.
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
2 special classes sanctioned for 26/27:
- 2 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
1 of these are newly sanctioned for 26/27, up from 1 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: Rathdrum. 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 A67 (Wicklow) was €420,000 in 2025. That is up 29.2% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Rathdrum at -1.27 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 38% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Antoinette Doyle |
|---|---|
| Phone | 040446512 |
| office@stsavioursns.com | |
| Local authority | Wicklow County Council |
Other schools in Rathdrum
- Avondale Community College Secondary school, Wicklow
- Caoimhin Naofa N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Clochar Muire N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Moneystown N S Primary school, Wicklow
- Rathdrum Boys N S Primary school, Wicklow
- St Laurence O'Toole's Ns Primary school, Wicklow
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.