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Church Street, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan · H14 K125 · Roll number 11409V
Ballyconell Central N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyconnell. Every school in and around Ballyconnell →
What stands out about Ballyconell Central N.S.
- A small primary school: 24 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−4%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Ballyconnell.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ballyconell Central N.S. had 24 pupils in 2025/26, against 18 in 2015/16 (+33%). Girls are 58% of them. Its largest roll was 31, 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 Ballyconell Central 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 Ballyconell Central 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 Ballyconell Central 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 Ballyconell Central N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballyconell Central 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: Ballyconell Central N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−4%). All the schools around Ballyconnell together changed by +21%.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Ballyconell Central N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −4%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 0.5 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 4.1 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 21 km |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 33 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 55 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 56 km |
Living in Ballyconnell
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H14 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyconnell →The median sale price rose from €170,000 in 2023 to €195,000 in 2025 (+15%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H14 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Ballyconnell
Cost of living in Ballyconnell →New tenancies in Ballyconnell averaged €946 a month in 2025, against €828 in 2024 (+14%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗














Ballyconnell, H14 K125
Primary schools near Ballyconell Central 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 Ballyconell Central N.S.
Is Ballyconell Central 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 Ballyconell Central N.S. have?
24 pupils in 2025/26. That is −4% since 2019/20.
Does Ballyconell Central N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ballyconell Central N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballyconell Central N.S.?
Ballyconell Central N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI.
How do pupils get a place at Ballyconell Central 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 Ballyconell Central N.S.?
The nearest are Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. (0.5 km), S.N. Greach Rathain (4.1 km) and S.N. Naomh Maodhog (4.3 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 Ballyconnell; 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).