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Newtown Dunleckney Mxd

PrimaryCatholic

Newtown, Muinebheag, Co. Carlow · R21 PP74 · Roll number 01215C

Newtown Dunleckney Mxd is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Fennagh. Every school in and around Fennagh →

Pupils
144
September, 2025/26
72 girls, 72 boys
Since 2019/20
−1%
from 146 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Newtown Dunleckney Mxd

  • 144 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−1%).
  • 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 Fennagh or within 3 km of it.
  • Outside Fennagh’s outline, 1.8 km away; listed with Fennagh, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Newtown Dunleckney Mxd had 144 pupils in 2025/26, against 137 in 2015/16 (+5%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 160, in 2022/23. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.

040801201602002015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Newtown Dunleckney Mxd

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 Newtown Dunleckney Mxd 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Newtown Dunleckney Mxd

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 in

Getting a place at Newtown Dunleckney Mxd

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Newtown Dunleckney Mxd 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.

Pupils
144
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−1%
from 146 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Newtown Dunleckney Mxd is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−1%). All the schools around Fennagh together changed by −1%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Newtown Dunleckney Mxd−1%
The primary schools around Fennagh−1%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Newtown Dunleckney Mxd. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −1%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.

Newtown Dunleckney Mxd144
Our Lady's26
S.N. Nmh Fhingin34
St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School134
St Marys90
Queen of Universe253
St Laserians Mxd182
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Newtown Dunleckney Mxd144−1%CatholicEnglish
Our Lady's National School26−24%CatholicEnglish3.8 km
S.N. Nmh Fhingin34−6%CatholicEnglish✓5.3 km
St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School134−9%CatholicEnglish✓5.8 km
St Marys N.S.90−15%Church of IrelandEnglish6.1 km
Queen of Universe N.S.253−2%CatholicEnglish✓6.3 km
St Laserians Mxd N.S.182+3%CatholicEnglish6.6 km
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Carlow
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Peadar agus Pol239−15%CatholicEnglish7.5 km
Scoil Nais Mhuire59−19%CatholicEnglish7.6 km
S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin106−12%CatholicEnglish✓7.6 km
Fr Cullen Memorial N.S.231+21%CatholicEnglish8.2 km
Rathoe N.S.175−1%CatholicEnglish8.9 km
Baile an Chuilinn N.S.126+5%CatholicEnglish9 km
Ballinabranna Mxd N.S.184−6%CatholicEnglish10 km
Scoil Nais Molaise123+15%CatholicEnglish11 km
Bennekerry National School377−11%CatholicEnglish12 km
Scoil Muire Gan Smal61−6%CatholicEnglish12 km
Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc444−7%CatholicAll in Irish12 km
S.N. Ceatharlach137+3%Church of IrelandEnglish12 km
Holy Family National School592–CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Muire Lourdes195−22%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Phadraig Naofa150−40%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Muire Gan Smal345−17%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
St Columbas N.S.93+58%Church of IrelandEnglish✓13 km
Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa111−19%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Cill Damhain87−16%CatholicEnglish14 km
Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch165−34%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
S N Naomh Fhiach570−3%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Borris Mxd N.S.196−9%CatholicEnglish14 km
Scoil Nais Bhride190−15%CatholicEnglish14 km
Carlow Educate Together NS389+8%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓15 km
S N Cluain na nGall146+13%CatholicEnglish16 km
St Patrick's National School32−22%CatholicEnglish17 km
S.N. Fiontain Naofa41+58%CatholicEnglish18 km
Ballyconnell N.S.199+20%CatholicEnglish19 km
Scoil Nais Mhichil42−16%CatholicEnglish20 km
St Patricks N.S.207−2%CatholicEnglish✓22 km
Scoil N Moling-Glynn51−2%CatholicEnglish25 km
S.N. Treasa Naomha52−26%CatholicEnglish✓26 km
St Josephs N.S.149+3%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
St Brendans N.S.30+30%CatholicEnglish28 km
Living nearby

Living in Fennagh

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€241,800
routing key R21, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€1,316
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Carlow

Homes in the R21 Eircode area

Housing in Fennagh →

The median sale price rose from €246,500 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+1%).

2023€246,500
2024€227,500
2025€250,000

Property Price Register sales in the R21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Carlow

Cost of living in Fennagh →

New tenancies in Co. Carlow averaged €1,316 a month in 2025, against €1,199 in 2024 (+10%).

2024€1,199
2025€1,316

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

near Fennagh, R21 PP74

Nearby

Primary schools near Newtown Dunleckney Mxd

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Questions about Newtown Dunleckney Mxd

Is Newtown Dunleckney Mxd 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 Newtown Dunleckney Mxd have?

144 pupils in 2025/26. That is −1% since 2019/20.

Does Newtown Dunleckney Mxd teach through Irish?

No: Newtown Dunleckney Mxd teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Newtown Dunleckney Mxd?

Newtown Dunleckney Mxd has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.

How do pupils get a place at Newtown Dunleckney Mxd?

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 Newtown Dunleckney Mxd?

The nearest are Our Lady's National School (3.8 km), S.N. Nmh Fhingin (5.3 km) and St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School (5.8 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 Fennagh; 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).