Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.
Barrack Road, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan · A82 EY42 · Roll number 01356U
Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kilnaleck. Every school in and around Kilnaleck →
What stands out about Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.
- 106 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+9%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. had 106 pupils in 2025/26, against 78 in 2015/16 (+36%). Girls are 58% of them. Its largest roll was 115, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Kilnaleck Mixed 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 Kilnaleck Mixed 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 Kilnaleck Mixed 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 Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Kilnaleck Mixed 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: Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. has grown by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Kilnaleck together changed by −4%.
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 Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +9%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 2.9 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.7 km |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 29 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 61 km |
Living in Kilnaleck
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A82 Eircode area
Housing in Kilnaleck →The median sale price rose from €240,000 in 2023 to €310,000 in 2025 (+29%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A82 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Cavan
Cost of living in Kilnaleck →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 ↗Kilnaleck, A82 EY42
Primary schools near Kilnaleck Mixed 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 Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.
Is Kilnaleck Mixed 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 Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. have?
106 pupils in 2025/26. That is +9% since 2019/20.
Does Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.?
Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Kilnaleck Mixed 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 Kilnaleck Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are Crosserlough N.S. (2.9 km), Ballynarry N.S. (3 km) and Drumkilly N.S. (3.7 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 Kilnaleck; 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).