Castlerahan Central N.S.
Castlerahan, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan · A82 N673 · Roll number 19418Q
Castlerahan Central N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyjamesduff. Every school in and around Ballyjamesduff →
What stands out about Castlerahan Central N.S.
- 96 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: 96 pupils, 31% fewer than the 140 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballyjamesduff’s outline, 3.5 km away; listed with Ballyjamesduff, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Castlerahan Central N.S. had 96 pupils in 2025/26, down from 141 in 2015/16 (−32%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 147, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 1 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Castlerahan 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 Castlerahan 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 Castlerahan 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 Castlerahan Central N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Castlerahan 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.
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: Castlerahan Central N.S. has shrunk by 31% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballyjamesduff 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, 5 have more pupils than Castlerahan Central N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −31%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.2 km |
| Gilson National School | 222 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| S.N. Fiach | 102 | +34% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 7 km |
The other 70 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.7 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 22 km |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 70 km |
Living in Ballyjamesduff
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A82 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyjamesduff →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 Ballyjamesduff
Cost of living in Ballyjamesduff →New tenancies in Ballyjamesduff averaged €946 a month in 2025, against €883 in 2024 (+7%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballyjamesduff, A82 N673
Primary schools near Castlerahan 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 Castlerahan Central N.S.
Is Castlerahan 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 Castlerahan Central N.S. have?
96 pupils in 2025/26. That is −31% since 2019/20.
Does Castlerahan Central N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Castlerahan Central N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Castlerahan Central N.S.?
Castlerahan Central N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Castlerahan 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 Castlerahan Central N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Bhride (4.9 km), St Clares N.S. (5.2 km) and Gilson National School (5.9 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 Ballyjamesduff; 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).