St Clares N.S.
Virginia Road, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan · A82 XN67 · Roll number 19983B
St Clares 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 St Clares N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 422 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−2%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballyjamesduff or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Clares N.S. had 422 pupils in 2025/26, down from 443 in 2015/16 (−5%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 450, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for St Clares 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 St Clares 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 St Clares 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 St Clares N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Clares 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. 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: St Clares N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−2%). 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.
St Clares N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −2%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 4.2 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8 km |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 17 km |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 66 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 ↗Ballyjamesduff, A82 XN67
Primary schools near St Clares 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 St Clares N.S.
Is St Clares 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 St Clares N.S. have?
422 pupils in 2025/26. That is −2% since 2019/20.
Does St Clares N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Clares N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Clares N.S.?
St Clares N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at St Clares 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 St Clares N.S.?
The nearest are Billis N.S. (4.2 km), Castlerahan Central N.S. (5.2 km) and Crosserlough N.S. (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).