Northfield Academy guides students from their first day of kindergarten to graduation — on one campus in Dublin.
Students
Teachers
Average class
To university
Accreditations & partners
Ministry of Education
Fully accredited K-12
Language certificates
Exam preparation centre
Parents' Association
Part of the school since day one
Every child moves through the school without changing schools.
Three years · Play-led learning
Play-led learning that builds language, curiosity and confidence before formal schooling begins.
Six years · National curriculum
The full national curriculum, taught with daily reading, hands-on science and a second language from the start.
Three years · Study skills
The years where study habits are built: research projects, laboratory work and learning to present with confidence.
Four years · Exam preparation
Rigorous preparation for final examinations and university, with specialist teachers in every subject.
A clear process, about six weeks long, where you meet the people who will teach your child before anything is decided.
5
Steps
From enquiry to decision
~6
Weeks
Start to finish
20
Per class
On average
2
Visit days
Every week in term
An average of 20 students per class, so every child is known by name and by need.
96% of our graduates go on to university. We publish our results every year.
Language learning starts in kindergarten and continues through every year of school.
Laboratories and a maker space, used every week from Middle School onwards.
Learning specialists and a school counsellor work with students inside the school day.
Supervised study until 5:30 pm, and school transport across Dublin.
Our families
“We moved cities with two children. Within a term both were settled, and what surprised us most was how quickly their teachers knew exactly where each of them needed help.”
Parent of a Year 4 student
Primary
“My daughter joined the robotics club without knowing what a circuit was. Last spring she explained her team's design to a room of two hundred people.”
Parent of a Year 8 student
Middle School
“The teachers here expected a lot and helped even more. I arrived at university knowing how to study, not only what to study.”
Class of 2026
Graduate
Now at university
Yes, when there is a place in the year group. The same steps apply, usually over about three weeks.
Early Years and Year 1 often fill before applications close and keep a waiting list. Other years usually have places into the summer.
The assessment is not a pass or fail. It tells us where your child is, so we can say honestly how we would support them.
The standard schedule is three instalments. Monthly payments can be arranged with the school office at no extra cost.
A limited number of partial bursaries are available each year. Apply at the same time as your application; the decisions are made separately.
