Virginia Mxd N.S.
Virginia, Co. Cavan · A82 FA09 · Roll number 16083T
Virginia Mxd N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Virginia. Every school in and around Virginia →
What stands out about Virginia Mxd N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 463 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+6%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Virginia Mxd N.S. had 463 pupils in 2025/26, against 416 in 2015/16 (+11%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 497, in 2023/24. 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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Virginia Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Virginia 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.
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: Virginia Mxd N.S. has grown by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Virginia together changed by +11%.
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.
Virginia Mxd N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +6%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mxd N.S. | 463 | +6% | Catholic | English | ||
| Cnoc an Teampaill | 158 | +19% | Catholic | English | 3.6 km | |
| S.N. Cillin | 94 | +3% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| S.N. Carraig A Bruis | 103 | −31% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| Killinkere N.S. | 151 | −3% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Castlerahan Central N.S. | 96 | −31% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Billis N.S. | 78 | −9% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.3 km |
The other 68 primary schools in Co. Cavan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Killians N.S. | 328 | −10% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| St Clares N.S. | 422 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| Baile na Mona | 108 | −10% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Leitir | 187 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Bailieboro N.S. | 288 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Bailieboro Model N.S. | 83 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 94 | +0% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Tamhnach Dhuibh | 83 | +1% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Aughadreena National School | 87 | −10% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Crosserlough N.S. | 93 | −14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 50 | −22% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Crosskeys Central N.S. | 118 | +9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach 2 | 129 | −10% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Kilnaleck Mixed N.S. | 106 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Maodhog | 54 | −17% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballynarry N.S. | 111 | +22% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Killyconnan N.S. | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Drumkilly N.S. | 96 | −24% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Cabra Central N.S. | 57 | −2% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Lathrach | 140 | +12% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Cruabanai | 174 | −19% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S N Doire na Ceise | 143 | −1% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | +2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kill N.S. | 126 | +15% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Killygarry N.S. | 198 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Corr Lorgan | 65 | −28% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| S.N. Drom Cnamh | 47 | −28% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N Beal Atha na nEach | 229 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Mary's N.S. | 31 | −49% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Drung No 2 NS | 4 | −85% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil Bhreifne | 193 | +87% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Clares Primary School | 548 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 92 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Cavan 1 N.S. | 102 | +44% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Feidhlim Boys Snr Sch | 265 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Castletara N.S. | 183 | −4% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 232 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Darley N.S. | 130 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 27 km | |
| Kilmore Central N.S. | 49 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Dromaili S.N. | 213 | −6% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballyhaise N.S. | 152 | −14% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Butlersbridge N.S. | 261 | +0% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Coronea N.S. | 14 | −36% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Corliss N.S. | 19 | −44% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 102 | −18% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 36 km | |
| Milltown N.S. | 173 | +31% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Boys Senior School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 163 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Kildallon N.S. | 46 | +7% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Greach Rathain | 69 | +57% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballyconnell Mxd N.S. | 199 | +16% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Ballyconell Central N.S. | 24 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Maodhog | 68 | +0% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Aodhain Naofa | 76 | +41% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| St Patrick's NS | 47 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 57 | +16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. Corrabha | 20 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 74 km |
Living in Virginia
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A82 Eircode area
Housing in Virginia →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 Virginia
Cost of living in Virginia →New tenancies in Virginia averaged €1,222 a month in 2025, against €1,160 in 2024 (+5%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Virginia, A82 FA09
Primary schools near Virginia 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 Virginia Mxd N.S.
Is Virginia 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 Virginia Mxd N.S. have?
463 pupils in 2025/26. That is +6% since 2019/20.
Does Virginia Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Virginia Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Virginia Mxd N.S.?
Virginia Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Virginia 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 Virginia Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are Cnoc an Teampaill (3.6 km), S.N. Cillin (4.7 km) and S.N. Carraig A Bruis (4.7 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 Virginia; 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).