Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.
Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan · H14 HK81 · Roll number 16093W
Ballyconnell Mxd 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 Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.
- 199 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 199 pupils, 16% more than the 172 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The largest of the 3 primary schools around Ballyconnell.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. had 199 pupils in 2025/26, against 157 in 2015/16 (+27%). Girls are 53% of them. Its largest roll was 211, 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 Ballyconnell 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 Ballyconnell 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 Ballyconnell 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 Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballyconnell 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: Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. has grown by 16% since 2019/20. 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.
Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +16%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.5 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 16 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 |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 20 km |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 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 | 24 km | |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 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 | 27 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 29 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 | 31 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 | ✓ | 33 km |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 38 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 | 42 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | 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 HK81
Primary schools near Ballyconnell 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 Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.
Is Ballyconnell 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 Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. have?
199 pupils in 2025/26. That is +16% since 2019/20.
Does Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.?
Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Ballyconnell 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 Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are Ballyconell Central N.S. (0.5 km), S.N. Greach Rathain (3.6 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).