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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan · A82 FX62 · Roll number 05627W
Bailieboro Model N.S. is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Bailieborough. Every school in and around Bailieborough →
What stands out about Bailieboro Model N.S.
- 83 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: 83 pupils, 22% fewer than the 106 of 2019/20.
- The smallest of the 4 primary schools around Bailieborough.
- Its patron is Minister for Education & Skills; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Bailieboro Model N.S. had 83 pupils in 2025/26, down from 91 in 2015/16 (−9%). Girls are 57% of them. Its largest roll was 107, in 2020/21. 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 Bailieboro Model 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 Bailieboro Model 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 Bailieboro Model 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 Bailieboro Model N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Bailieboro Model 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: Bailieboro Model N.S. has shrunk by 22% since 2019/20. All the schools around Bailieborough together changed by +4%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Bailieboro Model N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −22%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.1 km |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 2.7 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.3 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 69 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 74 km |
Living in Bailieborough
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A82 Eircode area
Housing in Bailieborough →The median sale price rose from €240,000 in 2023 to €310,000 in 2025 (+29%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A82 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Bailieborough
Cost of living in Bailieborough →New tenancies in Bailieborough averaged €1,053 a month in 2025, against €910 in 2024 (+16%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Bailieborough, A82 FX62
Primary schools near Bailieboro Model 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 Bailieboro Model N.S.
Is Bailieboro Model 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 Bailieboro Model N.S. have?
83 pupils in 2025/26. That is −22% since 2019/20.
Does Bailieboro Model N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Bailieboro Model N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Bailieboro Model N.S.?
Bailieboro Model N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Minister for Education & Skills.
How do pupils get a place at Bailieboro Model 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 Bailieboro Model N.S.?
The nearest are Bailieboro N.S. (0.1 km), Baile na Mona (2.6 km) and S.N. Leitir (2.7 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 Bailieborough; 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).