Killeshandra National School ( C of I)
Main Street, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan · H12 Y2N1 · Roll number 11205F
Killeshandra National School ( C of I) is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Killeshandra. Every school in and around Killeshandra →
What stands out about Killeshandra National School ( C of I)
- A small primary school: 48 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 48 pupils, 29% fewer than the 68 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 2025/26Killeshandra National School ( C of I) had 48 pupils in 2025/26, down from 66 in 2015/16 (−27%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 71, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Killeshandra National School ( C of I)
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 Killeshandra National School ( C of I) 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 Killeshandra National School ( C of I)
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 Killeshandra National School ( C of I)
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Killeshandra National School ( C of I) 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Killeshandra National School ( C of I) has shrunk by 29% since 2019/20. All the schools around Killeshandra together changed by −13%.
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, 2 have more pupils than Killeshandra National School ( C of I). Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −29%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 0.7 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km |
The other 69 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.4 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 12 km |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 29 km | |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 30 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 38 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 48 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 49 km |
Living in Killeshandra
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H12 Eircode area
Housing in Killeshandra →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 Co. Cavan
Cost of living in Killeshandra →New tenancies in Co. Cavan averaged €1,095 a month in 2025, against €987 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Killeshandra, H12 Y2N1
Primary schools near Killeshandra National School ( C of I)
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Killeshandra National School ( C of I)
Is Killeshandra National School ( C of I) 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 Killeshandra National School ( C of I) have?
48 pupils in 2025/26. That is −29% since 2019/20.
Does Killeshandra National School ( C of I) teach through Irish?
No: Killeshandra National School ( C of I) teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Killeshandra National School ( C of I)?
Killeshandra National School ( C of I) has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI.
How do pupils get a place at Killeshandra National School ( C of I)?
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 Killeshandra National School ( C of I)?
The nearest are Scoil Bhride (0.7 km), Corliss N.S. (4.7 km) and Kildallon N.S. (6.1 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 Killeshandra; 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).