Milltown N.S.
Monea, Milltown, Co. Cavan · H14 AK74 · Roll number 08948L
Milltown N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Belturbet. Every school in and around Belturbet →
What stands out about Milltown N.S.
- 173 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 173 pupils, 31% more than the 132 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Belturbet’s outline, 3.9 km away; listed with Belturbet, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Milltown N.S. had 173 pupils in 2025/26, against 116 in 2015/16 (+49%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 174, in 2023/24. 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 Milltown 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 Milltown 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 Milltown 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 Milltown N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Milltown 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: Milltown N.S. has grown by 31% since 2019/20. All the schools around Belturbet together changed by +22%.
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.
Milltown N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +31%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 4.4 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.4 km |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 6.7 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.4 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 25 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 47 km |
Living in Belturbet
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H14 Eircode area
Housing in Belturbet →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 Belturbet
Cost of living in Belturbet →New tenancies in Belturbet averaged €898 a month in 2025, against €864 in 2024 (+4%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Belturbet, H14 AK74
Primary schools near Milltown 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 Milltown N.S.
Is Milltown 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 Milltown N.S. have?
173 pupils in 2025/26. That is +31% since 2019/20.
Does Milltown N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Milltown N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Milltown N.S.?
Milltown N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Milltown 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 Milltown N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School (4.3 km), Fairgreen N.S. (4.4 km) and Convent of Mercy N.S. (4.4 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 Belturbet; 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).