About

Our Campus

Since it’s opening in 1964, Bishop Ireton High School has been entrusted with the privilege of educating young people and shaping their lives through strong academics and a shared spirit of service and community, all rooted in our Catholic faith and love of God.

Bishop Ireton has been a faith-filled academic fixture in Alexandria for over sixty years. Located within a neighborhood setting, Bishop Ireton is also just minutes away from a busy urban area. While our campus is home for our students during the instructional day, we also partner with the City of Alexandria for athletic fields and courts for many of our athletic teams. Our location off Duke Street also provides us with quick access to the city bus system and the Metro system, with a daily morning and afternoon shuttle provided to students and staff to the King Street station.

Originally, the Cambridge Road campus consisted of 3 hallways of academic classrooms, a chapel, an athletic wing and field space, as well as a rectory for the original managing order of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. In 1998, the school completed the addition of a state-of-the-art Auditorium Concert Hall and Atrium, as well as a three story addition of classrooms and band practice rooms. The music addition, named for long time wind ensemble director, Dr. Garwood Whaley, and the classrooms addition named for Bishop John Keating, supported the enrollment growth that stemmed from the school’s change to a co-educational student body.

In 2020, the school completed its largest expansion, providing the next generation of students with an enlarged campus and cutting-edge STEM facilities. This expansion included a four-story, 44,000 square foot Academic Center, providing collegiate level science, robotics and engineering labs, a new dining hall, a sprawling media learning center housing the library, study rooms, a broadcasting studio, a new computer and maker’s space lab, and collaborative learning spaces for content classes and special services. The exterior of this building addition also included a vertical “bio-wall” garden, an open-air study arbor and an outdoor courtyard and patio for dining and entertaining. This expansion also included the addition of a new, secure front entrance area and reception office, as well as additional conference areas. The athletic wing also received major renovations, including a new auxiliary gymnasium, a new and enlarged athletic training room, and renovations to the existing fitness and weight rooms, supporting Bishop Ireton’s Athletic Program and its membership in one of the most competitive leagues in the country (Washington Catholic Athletic Conference).

In 2025, Bishop Ireton completed a major renovation to its chapel, adding a standing seam roof, a tower, a new entrance and all new interior. The beautification and lifting of the chapel highlighted the spiritual center of campus and increased its capacity for all campus visitors. Masses, confession, adoration and time for prayer are available throughout the day for our school community.

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Directions

Address & Hours

201 Cambridge Road
Alexandria, VA 22314

Regular Hours (September - June)

Monday - Friday
7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Summer Hours (July - August)

Monday - Thursday (closed on Fridays)
8 am - 2 pm

Main Phone Number: (703) 751-7606
Email: info@bishopireton.org
Fax: (703) 212-8173

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Directions & Transportation

PLEASE NOTE: All visitors must park in the upper lot and enter through the main entrance. The lot is the second right-hand turn coming up Cambridge Road from Duke Street.

Located just east of historic Old Town Alexandria, our main campus is directly off of Route 236 (Duke Street) close to both the I-395 and I-495 interchanges.

We are conveniently situated near the King Street Metro Station and the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) less than two miles from campus. The Alexandria DASH Bus stops right next to campus on Duke Street, and the 29 K-N Metro Bus stops near campus at the Alexandria Commons shopping center.
Transportation for Students

A Bishop Ireton bus picks up students promptly at 7:15 am and 7:35 am at the King Street Metro in front of the Embassy Suites Hotel on Diagonal Road (where other buses pick up). In the afternoon, the bus leaves the school promptly at 3:15pm from the upper parking lot and returns to the King Street station.

Students can ride the Alexandria DASH bus for free with the use of their student IDs.

Athletes are provided transportation to and from practice and games when they are located off campus.

We do not offer a traditional bus service, but we encourage families to carpool. If you are looking to organize a carpool, please contact the Dean of Students office.