Scoil Naomh Brid
Killoughter, Redhills, Co. Cavan · H14 X017 · Roll number 17230L
Scoil Naomh Brid is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyhaise. Every school in and around Ballyhaise →
What stands out about Scoil Naomh Brid
- 108 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+6%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballyhaise’s outline, 3.9 km away; listed with Ballyhaise, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Naomh Brid had 108 pupils in 2025/26, against 72 in 2015/16 (+50%). Girls are 53% of them. Its largest roll was 113, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 7 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Naomh Brid
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 Scoil Naomh Brid 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 Scoil Naomh Brid
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 Scoil Naomh Brid
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Naomh Brid 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: Scoil Naomh Brid has grown by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballyhaise together changed by −9%.
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, 3 have more pupils than Scoil Naomh Brid. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +6%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km |
The other 70 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.1 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 11 km |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 15 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
Living in Ballyhaise
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H12 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyhaise →The median sale price rose from €190,000 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+32%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H12 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Cavan
Cost of living in Ballyhaise →New tenancies in Co. Cavan averaged €1,095 a month in 2025, against €987 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballyhaise, H14 X017
Primary schools near Scoil Naomh Brid
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Naomh Brid
Is Scoil Naomh Brid 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 Scoil Naomh Brid have?
108 pupils in 2025/26. That is +6% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Naomh Brid teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Naomh Brid teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Naomh Brid?
Scoil Naomh Brid has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Naomh Brid?
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 Scoil Naomh Brid?
The nearest are Ballyhaise N.S. (4.5 km), S.N. Comhghall (5.8 km) and S.N. Padraig (6 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 Ballyhaise; 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).