S.N. Muire Lourdes
Mill Street, Tullow, Co. Carlow · R93 Y960 · Roll number 13507I
S.N. Muire Lourdes is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Tullow. Every school in and around Tullow →
What stands out about S.N. Muire Lourdes
- 195 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 195 pupils, 22% fewer than the 251 of 2019/20.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- A girls’ school.
- The largest of the 3 primary schools around Tullow.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Muire Lourdes had 195 pupils in 2025/26, down from 221 in 2015/16 (−12%). Its largest roll was 257, in 2020/21. 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 S.N. Muire Lourdes
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 S.N. Muire Lourdes 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 S.N. Muire Lourdes
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 S.N. Muire Lourdes
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Muire Lourdes 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.
It takes girls only. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Muire Lourdes has shrunk by 22% since 2019/20. All the schools around Tullow together changed by +6%.
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.
S.N. Muire Lourdes has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −22%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.3 km |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 0.4 km |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km |
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.3 km |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 38 km |
Living in Tullow
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R93 Eircode area
Housing in Tullow →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 Tullow
Cost of living in Tullow →New tenancies in Tullow averaged €1,311 a month in 2025, against €1,203 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Tullow, R93 Y960
Primary schools near S.N. Muire Lourdes
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Muire Lourdes
Is S.N. Muire Lourdes 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 S.N. Muire Lourdes have?
195 pupils in 2025/26. That is −22% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Muire Lourdes teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Muire Lourdes teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Muire Lourdes?
S.N. Muire Lourdes has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Muire Lourdes?
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 S.N. Muire Lourdes?
The nearest are S.N. Phadraig Naofa (0.3 km), St Columbas N.S. (0.4 km) and Rathoe N.S. (4.7 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 Tullow; 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).