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Cavan 1 N.S.

PrimaryChurch of Ireland

Farnham Street, Cavan, Co. Cavan · H12 CX22 · Roll number 11517B

Cavan 1 N.S. is one of 10 primary schools in or within 3 km of Cavan. Every school in and around Cavan →

Pupils
102
September, 2025/26
53 girls, 49 boys
Since 2019/20
+44%
from 71 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Church of Ireland
Patron: Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Cavan 1 N.S.

  • 102 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Growing: 102 pupils, 44% more than the 71 of 2019/20.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Cavan 1 N.S. had 102 pupils in 2025/26, against 81 in 2015/16 (+26%). Girls are 52% of them. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.

03060901202015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for Cavan 1 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 Cavan 1 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on Cavan 1 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 in

Getting a place at Cavan 1 N.S.

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to Cavan 1 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.

Pupils
102
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+44%
from 71 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Cavan 1 N.S. has grown by 44% since 2019/20. All the schools around Cavan together changed by +9%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Cavan 1+44%
The primary schools around Cavan+1%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The 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, 4 have more pupils than Cavan 1 N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +44%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.

Cavan 1102
S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch265
St Clares Primary School548
Gaelscoil Bhreifne193
Dromaili213
S.N. Drom Cnamh47
S.N. Corr Lorgan65
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Cavan 1 N.S.102+44%Church of IrelandEnglish
S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch265+5%CatholicEnglish✓0.1 km
St Clares Primary School548+3%CatholicEnglish✓0.4 km
Gaelscoil Bhreifne193+87%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish✓0.5 km
Dromaili S.N.213−6%CatholicEnglish2 km
S.N. Drom Cnamh47−28%CatholicEnglish2.7 km
S.N. Corr Lorgan65−28%CatholicEnglish3.3 km
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Killygarry N.S.198−8%CatholicEnglish3.8 km
S.N. Cruabanai174−19%CatholicEnglish3.9 km
Kilmore Central N.S.49−18%Church of IrelandEnglish4.3 km
Butlersbridge N.S.261+0%CatholicEnglish6.3 km
Castletara N.S.183−4%CatholicEnglish6.5 km
Ballyhaise N.S.152−14%CatholicEnglish6.7 km
S N Beal Atha na nEach229+6%CatholicEnglish✓7.3 km
Killyconnan N.S.72−14%CatholicEnglish7.5 km
Corliss N.S.19−44%CatholicEnglish9 km
Scoil Mhuire92−7%CatholicEnglish✓9.6 km
S.N. Lathrach140+12%CatholicEnglish9.7 km
Crosskeys Central N.S.118+9%CatholicEnglish10 km
Drung No 2 NS4−85%Church of IrelandEnglish10 km
St Mary's N.S.31−49%CatholicEnglish11 km
Scoil Bhride85+1%CatholicEnglish11 km
Milltown N.S.173+31%CatholicEnglish11 km
Scoil Naomh Brid108+6%CatholicEnglish11 km
Killeshandra National School ( C of I)48−29%Church of IrelandEnglish11 km
Drumkilly N.S.96−24%CatholicEnglish11 km
Aughadreena National School87−10%CatholicEnglish11 km
St Patricks63+2%CatholicEnglish12 km
Coronea N.S.14−36%CatholicEnglish12 km
St Michaels N.S.50−22%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Padraig51−7%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School74+21%CatholicEnglish13 km
Fairgreen N.S.33−18%Church of IrelandEnglish✓13 km
Convent of Mercy N.S.163−1%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Crosserlough N.S.93−14%CatholicEnglish14 km
Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.106+9%CatholicEnglish✓15 km
Kildallon N.S.46+7%CatholicEnglish15 km
St Marys N.S.102−18%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Greach Rathain69+57%CatholicEnglish16 km
Kill N.S.126+15%CatholicEnglish17 km
Ballynarry N.S.111+22%CatholicEnglish17 km
St Patricks Mxd N.S.93+0%CatholicEnglish17 km
Mullahoran Central N.S.164−12%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
St Clares N.S.422−2%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Billis N.S.78−9%Church of IrelandEnglish18 km
Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.199+16%CatholicEnglish20 km
S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh83+1%CatholicEnglish20 km
Ballyconell Central N.S.24−4%Church of IrelandEnglish20 km
Darley N.S.130+18%Multi-denominationalEnglish20 km
Scoil Bhride94+0%CatholicEnglish21 km
St Michaels National School232−13%CatholicEnglish✓21 km
S.N. Naomh Maodhog68+0%CatholicEnglish21 km
S N Doire na Ceise143−1%CatholicEnglish21 km
Castlerahan Central N.S.96−31%CatholicEnglish22 km
Killinkere N.S.151−3%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Leitir187−7%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Maodhog54−17%CatholicEnglish24 km
S.N. Aodhain Naofa76+41%CatholicEnglish25 km
Virginia Mxd N.S.463+6%CatholicEnglish26 km
Bailieboro Model N.S.83−22%Church of IrelandEnglish27 km
Bailieboro N.S.288−6%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
Cnoc an Teampaill158+19%CatholicEnglish27 km
S.N. Cillin94+3%CatholicEnglish27 km
Baile na Mona108−10%CatholicEnglish29 km
S.N. Carraig A Bruis103−31%CatholicEnglish30 km
St Patrick's NS47+2%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
Searcog I N.S.183−8%CatholicEnglish31 km
S.N. Mhuire57+16%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
Corlea N.S.9−70%CatholicEnglish✓32 km
St Killians N.S.328−10%CatholicEnglish33 km
S.N. Lathrach 2129−10%CatholicEnglish34 km
Cabra Central N.S.57−2%Church of IrelandEnglish37 km
St Josephs N.S.377−11%CatholicEnglish38 km
S.N. Corrabha20–CatholicEnglish✓43 km
St Patricks N.S.60+5%CatholicEnglish✓49 km
Living nearby

Living in Cavan

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€210,000
454 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,202
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the H12 Eircode area

Housing in Cavan →

The median sale price rose from €190,000 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+32%).

2023€190,000
2024€217,000
2025€250,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€320,600
Second-hand homes€211,900

Property Price Register sales in the H12 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

New tenancies in Cavan averaged €1,202 a month in 2025, against €1,091 in 2024 (+10%).

2024€1,091
2025€1,202

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Cavan, H12 CX22

Nearby

Primary schools near Cavan 1 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 Cavan 1 N.S.

Is Cavan 1 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 Cavan 1 N.S. have?

102 pupils in 2025/26. That is +44% since 2019/20.

Does Cavan 1 N.S. teach through Irish?

No: Cavan 1 N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs Cavan 1 N.S.?

Cavan 1 N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI.

How do pupils get a place at Cavan 1 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 Cavan 1 N.S.?

The nearest are S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch (0.1 km), St Clares Primary School (0.4 km) and Gaelscoil Bhreifne (0.5 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 Cavan; 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).