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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 →
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 2025/26Newtown 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.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | ||
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.3 km |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.8 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.1 km | |
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.3 km |
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km |
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.6 km |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 28 km |
Living in Fennagh
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
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%).
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%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗














near Fennagh, R21 PP74
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).