St Patricks Mxd N.S.
Loch Gowna, Co. Cavan · H12 R596 · Roll number 13203L
St Patricks Mxd N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Loch Gowna. Every school in and around Loch Gowna →
What stands out about St Patricks Mxd N.S.
- 93 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+0%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Loch Gowna or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Patricks Mxd N.S. had 93 pupils in 2025/26, down from 112 in 2015/16 (−17%). Girls are 46% of them. 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 St Patricks Mxd 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 St Patricks Mxd 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 St Patricks Mxd 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 St Patricks Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Patricks Mxd 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Patricks Mxd N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+0%).
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, 3 have more pupils than St Patricks Mxd N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +0%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.6 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
The other 70 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 18 km |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 37 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 48 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
Living in Loch Gowna
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H12 Eircode area
Housing in Loch Gowna →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 Loch Gowna →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 ↗Loch Gowna, H12 R596
Primary schools near St Patricks Mxd 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 St Patricks Mxd N.S.
Is St Patricks Mxd 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 St Patricks Mxd N.S. have?
93 pupils in 2025/26. That is +0% since 2019/20.
Does St Patricks Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Patricks Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Patricks Mxd N.S.?
St Patricks Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at St Patricks Mxd 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 St Patricks Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are St Columbas Mxd N.S. (3.9 km), S.N. Naomh Colmcille (5.6 km) and St Marys 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 Loch Gowna; 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).