Rathdown School

What Rathdown School does

Rathdown School is a registered Irish charity (Registered Charity Number 20010362) operating a co-educational independent day school on a single campus at Upper Glenageary Road, Dublin. It serves children aged 3-18 across a Pre-School, a Junior School (ages 3-12, capped at 24 per class), and a Senior School delivering the Irish Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Senior Cycle through Leaving Certificate. The institution was formed from five predecessor schools — Hillcourt (founded 1919), The Hall, Park House, and Glengara Park — consolidated through mergers in 1973 and 1987. Boarding operations, in place since 1878, were permanently closed in June 2025 after a 15-year enrollment decline and rising costs. Revenue is generated almost entirely from tuition fees, supplemented by an Extended Day after-school programme, Rathdown Music School (a wholly-owned adjacent operating subsidiary), and seasonal Soccer Camp and STEM Camp offerings under the Camp Rathdown brand. Fees are not publicly disclosed; bursaries are available. The school runs a sales-led admissions motion through Open Days, Taster Days, Virtual Tours, prospectus downloads, and a multi-channel social presence (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) under the @RathdownSchool, @RathdownMusic, and @RathdownSports handles. Technology infrastructure is standard off-the-shelf: VSware for student information, MIT Payments / EPS Enrol and EPP / Payzone for fee collection, and Greenhouse School Websites for the public site. International and UK families are served via dedicated admissions streams; all instructional delivery is on-campus in Glenageary.

Name

Rathdown School

Legal name

Rathdown School

Website

https://rathdownschool.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rathdown School is a Dublin-based registered charity operating a co-educational independent day school for ages 3-18, generating revenue from tuition, Extended Day after-school care, Rathdown Music School, and seasonal camps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonsectarian Independent Boarding Schools (EDAJABAB), General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• Private independent schooling
• After-school care programmes
• Summer camp programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenageary, Co. Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: The primary revenue stream comes from tuition fees charged to students. The school offers fee support and bursaries for eligible families. Fee structure is not publicly disclosed on the website.
2. Extended Day Programme: After-school care service operating from 3pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday and 3pm to 5pm on Fridays. Charges fees according to a published fee table.
3. Boarding (Closing June 2025): Previously offered boarding facilities which generated revenue. Boarding operations are permanently closing in June 2025 due to declining enrollment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rathdown School is a co-educational independent school in Glenageary, Dublin, delivering child-centred primary and secondary education for students aged 3 to 18. It operates a Junior School (ages 3-12) and Senior School (1st-6th Year covering Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Senior Cycle/Leaving Certificate), supplemented by a Pre-School, Rathdown Music School, an Extended Day after-school programme, and seasonal Soccer and STEM summer camps.

Product overview

Rathdown School is a co-educational independent school in Glenageary, Dublin, Ireland, with a heritage rooted in the Protestant tradition dating back to 1878. The school operates two main divisions: Junior School (ages 3-12, co-educational) and Senior School (girls and boys, secondary education). The institution is composed of five legacy schools that merged over time (Hillcourt, The Hall, Park House, Glengara Park, and Rathdown). The product portfolio includes the core educational programmes (Junior School and Senior School), supplemented by specialized offerings such as Rathdown Music School, an Extended Day Programme for after-school care, and seasonal camps (Soccer Camp and STEM Camp). Pre-school facilities with ECCE scheme participation are also available. Junior School students follow the National Primary School Curriculum with specialist teaching in ICT, Music, Spanish and Sports, with guaranteed progression to Senior School.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rathdown Music School: Performing arts academy offering music education as part of Rathdown School's offerings.
• Camp Rathdown

Products and services

• Junior School Co-educational junior school for students aged 3 to 12 years offering child-centred learning with small class sizes (maximum 24 students), specialist teachers in ICT, Music, Spanish and Sports, and state-of-the-art ICT equipment. Follows the National Primary School Curriculum with guaranteed progression to Senior School.
• Senior School Co-educational secondary school for students from 1st Year through 6th Year covering Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Senior Cycle leading to the Leaving Certificate, with extensive sports, music, art and drama opportunities and dedicated career guidance.
• Pre-School Pre-school programme for young children including the ECCE Scheme (Early Childhood Care and Education) and structured pre-school activities as the entry point to Rathdown Junior School.
• Rathdown Music School Specialised performing arts academy offering instrumental tuition, vocal training and performing arts education to Junior and Senior school students and the wider community.
• Extended Day Programme After-school care programme operating from 3pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday and 3pm to 5pm on Fridays, providing a relaxed yet engaging environment with play, exploration and supervised time for children of working families.
• Camp Rathdown - Soccer Camp Summer soccer camp programme for children held at the Rathdown School campus during school holidays.
• Camp Rathdown - STEM Camp STEM-focused summer camp offering creative and educational activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for children during school holidays.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Blackrock College: Catholic boys' day and boarding school in South Dublin. Direct local competitor for Rathdown families, with overlapping extra-curricular and academic profile.
• Glenstal Abbey School: Co-educational Catholic boarding and day school in County Limerick. Comparable mix of day and boarding operations, broad extra-curricular programme, and Irish independent school ethos.
• Mount Anville: Catholic all-girls secondary school in Dublin with Junior and Senior cycles. Directly comparable Dublin fee-paying private school competing for similar South Dublin families.
• St Andrew's College: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in Dublin serving Junior and Senior students. Most directly comparable Dublin peer in size, co-ed structure, and fee-charging model.
• Gonzaga College: Jesuit boys' secondary school in Dublin. Comparable urban Dublin private day school competing in the same South Dublin fee-paying market.
• Wesley College: Co-educational Methodist-tradition day school in Dublin with Junior and Senior cycles. Comparable ecumenical ethos, parallel denominational heritage, and Dublin fee-paying market positioning.
• King's Hospital School: Co-educational day and boarding school on the outskirts of Dublin. Comparable mix of day and (formerly) boarding operations and a similar Protestant heritage tradition.
• Clongowes Wood College: Jesuit boys' boarding school in County Kildare. Comparable historic Irish boarding school with similar extra-curricular (drama, music, sport) breadth, even though geographically outside Dublin.
• Alexandra College: Independent girls' day and boarding school in Dublin with Junior and Senior schools. Comparable Dublin catchment, fee-charging model, and Protestant heritage tradition.
• Sutton Park School: Co-educational independent day school in Dublin covering primary and secondary years. Closest small-scale co-ed day-school comparator to Rathdown in the Dublin market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/RathdownSchool
• Facebookfacebook.com/RathdownSchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/rathdownschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rathdown-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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