Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar

Open events

• Open day Wed 2 DecAdd to calendarsource

Your chances

Check your chances against these criteria.

How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:

1. 1Boys awarded SEAG Entrance Assessment Band 1, including accepted Special Circumstances or Special Provisions claims, of comparable ability.
2. 2Boys awarded SEAG Entrance Assessment Band 2, including accepted Special Circumstances or Special Provisions claims, of comparable ability.
3. 3Boys awarded SEAG Entrance Assessment Band 3, including accepted Special Circumstances or Special Provisions claims, of comparable ability.
4. 4Boys awarded SEAG Entrance Assessment Band 4, including accepted Special Circumstances or Special Provisions claims, of comparable ability.
5. 5Boys awarded SEAG Entrance Assessment Band 5, including accepted Special Circumstances or Special Provisions claims, of comparable ability.
6. 6Boys awarded SEAG Entrance Assessment Band 6, including accepted Special Circumstances or Special Provisions claims, of comparable ability.
7. 7All other boys who have applied to be admitted to the school.
8. 8Sub-criterion: parent or guardian is permanent teaching, administrative or ancillary staff of the Abbey.
9. 9Sub-criterion: another boy of the family attending the school or selected for the coming year.
10. 10Sub-criterion: another boy of the family previously attended the school.
11. 11Sub-criterion: first boy of the family to transfer to secondary education (eldest boy).
12. 12Sub-criterion: first boy of the family to apply to a school that selects by academic criteria.
13. 13Sub-criterion: boys entitled to Free School Meals Provision at the date of application.
14. 14Tie-break: computer-generated ranking based on the applicant's name, selecting lowest ranking numbers.

The school's criteria

Getting in

16 of the 141 children who put it first were not offered a place in 2026/27.

Places depend mostly on the SEAG score, so how many apply says little on its own.

For September 2026 entry: the lowest band admitted was Band 3. source

For September 2026 entry, 151 applications were considered for 125 places. Places ran out at criterion (iv): First boy of the family separated the remaining Band 3 applicants after sibling admissions. EA statement

Applications per place (all preferences): 1.1 in 2024/25, 1.3 in 2025/26, 1.2 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 96%, got 96% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).

Getting there

The school runs its own buses. See routes

School life

• School day 9am to 3.20pm source
• Sport: Football, Hurling, Basketball, Rugby source