St Laurence's National School
Baldoyle, Dublin
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 413 larger than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 216 girls, 197 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 20437E the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
About
St Laurence's National School is a co-educational Catholic primary school in Baldoyle, Co. Dublin, with about 413 pupils. It is split between a junior building and a senior building, each with its own telephone line. Sport has a prominent place: basketball, tennis, table tennis, boxing, Irish dancing and athletics are coached, and pupils are linked to local clubs including Na Dubh Ghall GAA, Baldoyle United FC and Suttonians RFC. The grounds hold a surfaced yard and basketball pitch, football pitches and an all-weather pitch, with Baldoyle United using the grounds at agreed times in return for maintaining them. Classwork extends to science investigation through participation in Science Blast, where pupils set a testable question, research it, run a fair test and present findings. Station teaching is used in English and maths in the infant classes. Other fixtures of the year include an anti-bullying week, a culture day, buddy reading between classes and assemblies at which pupils receive achievement awards. The school holds Green Schools flags, the sixth awarded in 2018 for global citizenship covering litter and waste.
Applying to St Laurence's National School
For a September 2027 place, a school's formal admissions process cannot begin before 1 October 2026. The school sets its own opening and closing dates in its annual admission notice.
National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to St Laurence's National School. Individual schools set their own discretionary closure days, confirm exact dates with the school.
- October Mid-Term Break: Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026
- Christmas Holidays: Wed 23 Dec 2026 – Tue 5 Jan 2027
- February Mid-Term Break: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (post-primary schools: Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027)
- Easter Holidays: Mon 22 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
Primary schools close for the last two days of the February mid-term week and may use discretionary days to take the full week, so their break can be shorter than post-primary schools'.
Frequently asked questions about St Laurence's National School
How many pupils attend St Laurence's National School?
St Laurence's National School has 413 pupils enrolled, 216 girls and 197 boys. That makes it larger than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is St Laurence's National School a DEIS school?
No. St Laurence's National School is not part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme of additional supports for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. Not holding DEIS status says nothing about how good a school is, only about the profile of the community it serves.
What is the ethos of St Laurence's National School?
St Laurence's National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.