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Lower Main Street, Borris, Co. Carlow · R95 RH6F · Roll number 00651R
Borris Mxd N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Borris. Every school in and around Borris →
What stands out about Borris Mxd N.S.
- 196 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−9%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Borris or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Borris Mxd N.S. had 196 pupils in 2025/26, down from 211 in 2015/16 (−7%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 215, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Borris Mxd N.S.
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for Borris Mxd N.S. is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on Borris Mxd N.S.
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at Borris Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Borris Mxd N.S. directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Borris Mxd N.S. has shrunk by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Borris together changed by +1%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Borris Mxd N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −9%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Skeaghvastheen N.S. | 85 | −13% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.5 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Goresbridge N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 148 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.6 km |
The other 37 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 26 km | |
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
Living in Borris
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R95 Eircode area
Housing in Borris →The median sale price rose from €289,400 in 2023 to €351,700 in 2025 (+22%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R95 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Carlow
Cost of living in Borris →New tenancies in Co. Carlow averaged €1,316 a month in 2025, against €1,199 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Borris, R95 RH6F
Primary schools near Borris Mxd N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Borris Mxd N.S.
Is Borris Mxd N.S. a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does Borris Mxd N.S. have?
196 pupils in 2025/26. That is −9% since 2019/20.
Does Borris Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Borris Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Borris Mxd N.S.?
Borris Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Borris Mxd N.S.?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near Borris Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are St Patrick's National School (5.1 km), Skeaghvastheen N.S. (5.1 km) and Baile an Chuilinn N.S. (5.5 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Borris; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).