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Kill N.S.

PrimaryCatholic

Cootehill, Co. Cavan · H16 H580 · Roll number 19285A

Kill N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Cootehill. Every school in and around Cootehill →

Pupils
126
September, 2025/26
53 girls, 73 boys
Since 2019/20
+15%
from 110 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Bishop of Kilmore
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about Kill N.S.

  • 126 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+15%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Cootehill’s outline, 4.2 km away; listed with Cootehill, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

Kill N.S. had 126 pupils in 2025/26, against 76 in 2015/16 (+66%). Girls are 42% of them. Its largest roll was 129, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.

040801201602015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

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

No letter

No letter for Kill 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 Kill 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 Kill 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 Kill N.S.

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

Families apply to Kill 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
126
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
+15%
from 110 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Kill N.S. has grown by 15% since 2019/20. All the schools around Cootehill together changed by +13%.

Pupils since 2019/20

Kill+15%
The primary schools around Cootehill−4%
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, 3 have more pupils than Kill N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +15%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.

Kill126
Darley130
S N Doire na Ceise143
St Michaels232
St Mary's31
Drung No 2 NS4
Drumcorrin20
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Kill N.S.126+15%CatholicEnglish
Darley N.S.130+18%Multi-denominationalEnglish4.9 km
S N Doire na Ceise143−1%CatholicEnglish5.1 km
St Michaels National School232−13%CatholicEnglish✓5.1 km
St Mary's N.S.31−49%CatholicEnglish6.9 km
Drung No 2 NS4−85%Church of IrelandEnglish7.5 km
Drumcorrin N.S.20+0%PresbyterianEnglish7.7 km
The other 69 primary schools in Co. Cavan
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Lathrach140+12%CatholicEnglish7.9 km
S.N. Padraig51−7%CatholicEnglish8.1 km
St Michaels N.S.50−22%CatholicEnglish9.3 km
S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh83+1%CatholicEnglish9.4 km
S.N. Maodhog54−17%CatholicEnglish9.7 km
Castletara N.S.183−4%CatholicEnglish11 km
Killyconnan N.S.72−14%CatholicEnglish12 km
Aughadreena National School87−10%CatholicEnglish13 km
Ballyhaise N.S.152−14%CatholicEnglish13 km
Killygarry N.S.198−8%CatholicEnglish13 km
S.N. Leitir187−7%CatholicEnglish14 km
Scoil Naomh Brid108+6%CatholicEnglish14 km
S.N. Drom Cnamh47−28%CatholicEnglish14 km
S.N. Cruabanai174−19%CatholicEnglish15 km
Searcog I N.S.183−8%CatholicEnglish16 km
Crosskeys Central N.S.118+9%CatholicEnglish16 km
Bailieboro Model N.S.83−22%Church of IrelandEnglish16 km
Gaelscoil Bhreifne193+87%Multi-denominationalAll in Irish✓16 km
Bailieboro N.S.288−6%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
St Clares Primary School548+3%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Billis N.S.78−9%Church of IrelandEnglish17 km
Cavan 1 N.S.102+44%Church of IrelandEnglish17 km
S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch265+5%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Butlersbridge N.S.261+0%CatholicEnglish17 km
Killinkere N.S.151−3%CatholicEnglish17 km
Dromaili S.N.213−6%CatholicEnglish18 km
S.N. Corr Lorgan65−28%CatholicEnglish18 km
Baile na Mona108−10%CatholicEnglish19 km
Corlea N.S.9−70%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
St Clares N.S.422−2%CatholicEnglish✓20 km
Crosserlough N.S.93−14%CatholicEnglish21 km
Kilmore Central N.S.49−18%Church of IrelandEnglish21 km
S.N. Cillin94+3%CatholicEnglish21 km
Drumkilly N.S.96−24%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School74+21%CatholicEnglish22 km
S.N. Lathrach 2129−10%CatholicEnglish22 km
Fairgreen N.S.33−18%Church of IrelandEnglish✓22 km
Virginia Mxd N.S.463+6%CatholicEnglish22 km
S N Beal Atha na nEach229+6%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
Convent of Mercy N.S.163−1%CatholicEnglish✓23 km
Milltown N.S.173+31%CatholicEnglish24 km
Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.106+9%CatholicEnglish✓24 km
Cabra Central N.S.57−2%Church of IrelandEnglish24 km
Castlerahan Central N.S.96−31%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Mhuire92−7%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
St Patricks63+2%CatholicEnglish25 km
St Josephs N.S.377−11%CatholicEnglish25 km
Corliss N.S.19−44%CatholicEnglish26 km
Cnoc an Teampaill158+19%CatholicEnglish26 km
Scoil Bhride94+0%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Carraig A Bruis103−31%CatholicEnglish27 km
Ballynarry N.S.111+22%CatholicEnglish27 km
St Killians N.S.328−10%CatholicEnglish27 km
Scoil Bhride85+1%CatholicEnglish27 km
Killeshandra National School ( C of I)48−29%Church of IrelandEnglish27 km
S.N. Greach Rathain69+57%CatholicEnglish28 km
Kildallon N.S.46+7%CatholicEnglish28 km
Coronea N.S.14−36%CatholicEnglish29 km
Mullahoran Central N.S.164−12%CatholicEnglish✓30 km
Ballyconnell Mxd N.S.199+16%CatholicEnglish31 km
Ballyconell Central N.S.24−4%Church of IrelandEnglish32 km
St Patricks Mxd N.S.93+0%CatholicEnglish33 km
St Marys N.S.102−18%CatholicEnglish33 km
S.N. Naomh Maodhog68+0%CatholicEnglish34 km
S.N. Aodhain Naofa76+41%CatholicEnglish38 km
S.N. Mhuire57+16%CatholicEnglish✓42 km
St Patrick's NS47+2%CatholicEnglish✓44 km
S.N. Corrabha20–CatholicEnglish✓55 km
St Patricks N.S.60+5%CatholicEnglish✓59 km
Living nearby

Living in Cootehill

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

Median sale price
€177,100
routing key H16, 2023–25 (CSO): less sure
Average rent
€873
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the H16 Eircode area

Housing in Cootehill →

The median sale price rose from €175,000 in 2023 to €190,000 in 2025 (+9%).

2023€175,000
2024€170,000
2025€190,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€279,500
Second-hand homes€173,000

Property Price Register sales in the H16 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

New tenancies in Cootehill averaged €873 a month in 2025, against €795 in 2024 (+10%).

2024€795
2025€873

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

near Cootehill, H16 H580

Nearby

Primary schools near Kill 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 Kill N.S.

Is Kill 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 Kill N.S. have?

126 pupils in 2025/26. That is +15% since 2019/20.

Does Kill N.S. teach through Irish?

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

Who runs Kill N.S.?

Kill N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.

How do pupils get a place at Kill 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 Kill N.S.?

The nearest are Darley N.S. (4.9 km), S N Doire na Ceise (5.1 km) and St Michaels National School (5.1 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 Cootehill; 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).