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About
Our Lady’s Grove Primary School is a Catholic co‑educational primary school situated on Goatstown Road, Dublin 14. Operating under the trusteeship of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, the school provides a 17‑class mainstream programme for boys and girls from Junior Infants to Sixth Class, together with dedicated special‑needs provision. The school’s ethos centres on a child‑focused education that promotes inclusion, tolerance, respect and an openness to the wider world, aiming to develop each child’s academic, creative, moral and spiritual potential. The campus features a modern 16‑classroom building completed in 2012, which houses all mainstream classes under one roof, alongside specialist facilities managed by a caretaker. A strong partnership between the Board of Management, an active Parent Association and the wider school community supports a friendly family atmosphere and a commitment to high academic standards. Extra‑curricular activities, regular parent‑teacher events and a focus on the overall development of each pupil further enrich the learning experience.
History
Founded by the Religious of Jesus & Mary, the school’s origins trace back to 1955 when permission was granted by Archbishop Dr McQuaid to open a house for the sisters in Dublin. After relocating to a larger house in Milltown in 1958, the order secured approval to establish a school in 1959. A suitable site at Roebuck Grove, Goatstown Road, was found and the school opened on 3 September 1963 with 33 pupils, of which 15 formed the first secondary cohort recognised in February 1964. In 1964 a separate junior block of four classrooms was added, later expanded with prefabricated units. The private junior school became a public National School in 1971, and the secondary section entered the Free Education Scheme. Subsequent developments included the construction of a brown‑brick primary building, the Silver Jubilee in 1989, and extensive building programmes in the 2000s culminating in the new 16‑classroom primary building opened in August 2012. The school became fully co‑educational and saw its first lay chairperson and principal in the early 2000s, reflecting its evolution into a modern, inclusive primary school.