Gaelscoil Bhreifne
Cnoc an Choiligh, An Cabhán, Co an Chabháin · H12 TD54 · Roll number 20026G
Gaelscoil Bhreifne is one of 10 primary schools in or within 3 km of Cavan. Every school in and around Cavan →
What stands out about Gaelscoil Bhreifne
- 193 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Growing: 193 pupils, 87% more than the 103 of 2019/20.
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- 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 An Foras Pátrúnachta; its ethos is multi-denominational.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gaelscoil Bhreifne had 193 pupils in 2025/26, against 36 in 2015/16 (+436%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 201, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Gaelscoil Bhreifne
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 Gaelscoil Bhreifne 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 Gaelscoil Bhreifne
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 Gaelscoil Bhreifne
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gaelscoil Bhreifne 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 teaches every subject through Irish. 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: Gaelscoil Bhreifne has grown by 87% since 2019/20. All the schools around Cavan together changed by +9%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Gaelscoil Bhreifne. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +87%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.1 km |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.5 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.6 km |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 4.8 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.8 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
Living in Cavan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
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%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H12 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Cavan
Cost of living in Cavan →New tenancies in Cavan averaged €1,202 a month in 2025, against €1,091 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Cavan, H12 TD54
Primary schools near Gaelscoil Bhreifne
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gaelscoil Bhreifne
Is Gaelscoil Bhreifne 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 Gaelscoil Bhreifne have?
193 pupils in 2025/26. That is +87% since 2019/20.
Does Gaelscoil Bhreifne teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Gaelscoil Bhreifne is taught through Irish.
Who runs Gaelscoil Bhreifne?
Gaelscoil Bhreifne has a multi-denominational ethos. Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta.
How do pupils get a place at Gaelscoil Bhreifne?
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 Gaelscoil Bhreifne?
The nearest are St Clares Primary School (0.1 km), Cavan 1 N.S. (0.5 km) and S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch (0.6 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).