Blessington Community College
Naas Rd, Blessington, Co Wicklow, W91RD30
Mixed post-primary school (vocational), 737 pupils (2025/26), Multi denominational ethos, patron Kildare & Wicklow ETB.
4 planning applications at the school since 2017, the latest in October 2023.
Planning at the school 4 applications
Applications on the school grounds, next to the school and about a school (extensions, prefabs, classrooms, halls), or naming the school within 1.5 km. Every year on record.
Where it is school grounds outlined
Outline: the school grounds as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Dots: planning applications at the school.
Enrolment 2 years on record
| Year | Pupils | Girls | Boys | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 715 | 384 | 331 | — |
| 2025/26 | 737 | 387 | 350 | +22 |
Enrolment as returned to the Department of Education each September.
About the school
- Roll number
- 70760S
- Level
- Post-primary school
- Type
- Vocational
- Boys, girls or mixed
- Mixed
- Ethos and patron
- Multi denominational ethos, patron Kildare & Wicklow ETB
- DEIS
- No
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Fee-paying
- No
- Attendance
- Day
- Address
- Naas Rd, Blessington, Co Wicklow, W91RD30
Inspection reports
The Department of Education's Inspectorate publishes its reports on gov.ie. See this school's inspection reports on gov.ie (the Department's search, roll number 70760S).
Planning applications within 100 m of the school grounds 24 applications in the last 10 years
- Granted1 Westpark , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Granted1 Beechdale Lawn , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedNo 7 Glenview Court , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Granted4 Ashton , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn4 Ashton , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn4 Ashton , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Refused4 Ashton , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Granted2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
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- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Commenced18 Ashton , Blessington , Co.Wicklow
- Withdrawn2 Beechdale Grove , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Commencedno. 2 Beechdale Lawn , Blessington , Co Wicklow
- WithdrawnNo. 2 Beechdale Lawn , Blessington , Co Wicklow
- GrantedBlessington Community College Naas Rd , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- RefusedConways field Naas Road Baltinglass Road and the Old Ballymore Road , Blessington , Co Wicklow
- Granted10 The Dale , Downshire Park , Blessington
- Appeal decided33 Ashton , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Withdrawn33 Ashton , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- Granted26 Ashton , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- GrantedBlessington Community College , Naas Road , Blessington
- GrantedBlessington Community College , Naas Road , Blessington
- GrantedBlessington Community College , Naas Road , Blessington
Appeals within 100 m of the school grounds 1 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Building work started within 100 m of the school grounds 6 commencement notices
- Commenced18 Ashton , Blessington , Co.Wicklow
- Commencedno. 2 Beechdale Lawn , Blessington , Co Wicklow
- Commenced1 Naas Road, Blessington, Wicklow
- CommencedNaas Road, Blessington, Wicklow
- Commenced1 Westpark, Blessington, Wicklow
- CommencedNass Road, Blessington, Wicklow
Source: Department of Education · fetched 27 Sept 2026 · Data on Individual Schools, 2025/26
Source: OpenStreetMap (school grounds) · fetched 27 Sept 2026
Contains data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Planning report for Blessington Community College
Every application, appeal and deadline within 500 m, with zoning and heritage, in one report.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
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