C.B.S. James Street, Dublin 8
James's Street, Dublin 8, D08K338
Mixed post-primary school (secondary), 251 pupils (2025/26), DEIS school, Catholic ethos, patron Edmund Rice Schools Trust.
2 planning applications at the school since 2019, the latest in August 2019.
Planning at the school 2 applications · 1 appeal
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.
Appeals and An Coimisiún Pleanála cases
- 304331 · 29 Apr 2019 · grant_conditions · appeal of an application at the school28 unit build to rent residential development.
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 | 220 | 87 | 133 | — |
| 2025/26 | 251 | 98 | 153 | +31 |
Enrolment as returned to the Department of Education each September.
About the school
- Roll number
- 60410I
- Level
- Post-primary school
- Type
- Secondary
- Boys, girls or mixed
- Mixed
- Ethos and patron
- Catholic ethos, patron Edmund Rice Schools Trust
- DEIS
- Yes
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects taught through Irish
- Fee-paying
- No
- Attendance
- Day
- Address
- James's Street, Dublin 8, D08K338
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 60410I).
Planning applications within 100 m of the school grounds 28 applications in the last 10 years
- OpenSaint James's National School, Basin View, Dublin 8
- GrantedBlock 6 (now known as The Lock Keeper's Building), Grand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- Appeal decided42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W
- Withdrawn42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W
- CommencedBlock 1, ground floor retail unit, Grand Canal Harbour , Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- CommencedThe Culvert Apartments, 7 Pim Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8
- WithdrawnThe Culvert Apartments, 7 Pim Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8
- Granted13-16 Long's Place, Dublin 8
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- GrantedGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- CommencedNewport Street Apartments, 17-19 Newport Street, (at the corner of Newport Street and Pim Street), Dublin 8
- Commenced6, 6A and 7, Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn'The Granary', Pim Street, Newport Street and Long Street, Dublin 8
- Appeal decidedEir Exchange, Junction of James's Walk and Forbes Lane, Dublin 8, D08 K598
- CommencedGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8, D08 C3NO
- Refused8, Basin View, Upper Basin Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedThe Brewery Bar, 5-9 Newport Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8, D08 C3NO
- CommencedNo. 8 Basin View, Upper Basin Street, Dublin 8, (D08 H2H9)
- CommencedCanal Way Educate Together, Basin View, Dublin, 8
- CommencedGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- Commenced5, Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn5, Pim Street, Dublin 8
- GrantedSt. James's Hospital, St James's Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced17, 18, & 19, Newport Street, at Corner Of Newport Street and Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Withdrawn17, 18, & 19, Newport Street, at the corner of Newport Street And Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Granted6, 6A and 7, Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced4, Grand Canal Bank, James's Walk, Dublin 8, D08 EC3X
- Appeal decidedLong's Place, Dublin 8
Appeals within 100 m of the school grounds 10 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
- Granted with conditions42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W
- Other1-4 Brandon Terrace, Dublin 8
- Other1-4 Brandon Terrace, Dolphin's Barn, Dublin 8
- Other1-4 Brandon Terrace, Dublin 8
- Granted with conditionsFonthill Road to High Street all in the County of Dublin.
- Granted with conditionsEir Exchange, Junction of James's Walk and Forbes Lane, Dublin 8, D08 K598
- Granted with conditionsThe Brewery Bar, 5-9 Newport Street, Dublin 8.
- WithdrawnGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8, D08 C3NO.
- InvalidGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8, D08 C3NO
- Granted with conditionsLong's Place, Dublin 8.
Building work started within 100 m of the school grounds 17 commencement notices
- CommencedThe Culvert Apartments, 7 Pim Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8
- CommencedThe Brewery Bar, 5-9 Newport Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedBasin View, Dublin, D08 A336
- CommencedNewport Street Apartments, 17-19 Newport Street, (at the corner of Newport Street and Pim Street), Dublin 8
- Commenced5, Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced6, 6A and 7, Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced17, 18, & 19, Newport Street, at Corner Of Newport Street and Pim Street, Dublin 8
- CommencedGrand Canal Harbour, Grand Canal Place, Dublin 8
- CommencedNewport Street, Dublin, Dublin 8, D08 WY10
- CommencedNo. 8 Basin View, Upper Basin Street, Dublin 8, (D08 H2H9)
- Commenced4, Grand Canal Bank, James's Walk, Dublin 8, D08 EC3X
- CommencedCanal Way Educate Together, Basin View, Dublin, 8
- CommencedCanal Way Educate Together, Basin View, Dublin, 8
- Commenced17, 18, & 19, Newport Street, at Corner Of Newport Street and Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced17, 18, & 19, Newport Street, at Corner Of Newport Street and Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced17, 18, & 19, Newport Street, at Corner Of Newport Street and Pim Street, Dublin 8
- Commenced4 Pim Street, Dublin 8, D08 K6K0
Source: Department of Education · fetched 27 Sept 2026 · Data on Individual Schools, 2025/26
Source: OpenStreetMap (school grounds) · fetched 27 Sept 2026
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Planning report for C.B.S. James Street, Dublin 8
Every application, appeal and deadline within 500 m, with zoning and heritage, in one report.
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