Fairgreen N.S.
Railway Road, Belturbet, Co. Cavan · H14 HK71 · Roll number 13271F
Fairgreen 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 Fairgreen N.S.
- A small primary school: 33 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 33 pupils, 18% fewer than the 40 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Belturbet.
- 12 girls and 21 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Fairgreen N.S. had 33 pupils in 2025/26, down from 37 in 2015/16 (−11%). Girls are 36% of them. Its largest roll was 42, in 2021/22. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Fairgreen 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 Fairgreen 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 Fairgreen 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 Fairgreen N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Fairgreen 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Fairgreen N.S. has shrunk by 18% 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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Fairgreen N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −18%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 0.1 km | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.3 km |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 9.1 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.6 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 13 km |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 35 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 | ✓ | 37 km |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 45 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 ↗Belturbet, H14 HK71
Primary schools near Fairgreen 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 Fairgreen N.S.
Is Fairgreen 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 Fairgreen N.S. have?
33 pupils in 2025/26. That is −18% since 2019/20.
Does Fairgreen N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Fairgreen N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Fairgreen N.S.?
Fairgreen N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI.
How do pupils get a place at Fairgreen 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 Fairgreen N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School (0.1 km), Convent of Mercy N.S. (0.3 km) and Milltown 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).