St Laserians Mxd N.S.
Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow · R93 YY72 · Roll number 19784S
St Laserians Mxd N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Leighlinbridge. Every school in and around Leighlinbridge →
What stands out about St Laserians Mxd N.S.
- 182 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Leighlinbridge or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Laserians Mxd N.S. had 182 pupils in 2025/26, against 177 in 2015/16 (+3%). Girls are 46% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Laserians 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 St Laserians 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 St Laserians 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 St Laserians Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Laserians 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Laserians Mxd N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+3%). All the schools around Leighlinbridge together changed by +3%.
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 St Laserians Mxd N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +3%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | ||
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.8 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 4 km | |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km |
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
Living in Leighlinbridge
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R93 Eircode area
Housing in Leighlinbridge →The median sale price rose from €250,000 in 2023 to €287,200 in 2025 (+15%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R93 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Carlow
Cost of living in Leighlinbridge →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 ↗Leighlinbridge, R93 YY72
Primary schools near St Laserians 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 St Laserians Mxd N.S.
Is St Laserians 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 St Laserians Mxd N.S. have?
182 pupils in 2025/26. That is +3% since 2019/20.
Does St Laserians Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Laserians Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Laserians Mxd N.S.?
St Laserians Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at St Laserians 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 St Laserians Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are Queen of Universe N.S. (3.8 km), St Marys N.S. (4 km) and St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School (4.1 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 Leighlinbridge; 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).