Quilty N.S.
Quilty, Ennis, Co. Clare · V95 K091 · Roll number 17020A
Quilty N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Quilty. Every school in and around Quilty →
What stands out about Quilty N.S.
- A small primary school: 49 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 49 pupils, 81% more than the 27 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Quilty.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Quilty’s outline, 0.3 km away; listed with Quilty, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Quilty N.S. had 49 pupils in 2025/26, against 41 in 2015/16 (+20%). Girls are 45% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Quilty 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 Quilty 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 Quilty 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 Quilty N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Quilty 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: Quilty N.S. has grown by 81% since 2019/20. All the schools around Quilty together changed by +9%.
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 Quilty N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +81%; 0 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quilty N.S. | 49 | +81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Mullach N.S. | 53 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.7 km |
| Annagh N.S. | 81 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3 km |
| Clohanes N.S. | 22 | −24% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Miltown Malbay B N.S. | 128 | +20% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Coore National School | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.9 km |
| St. Josephs National School Cree | 38 | – | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 102 primary schools in Co. Clare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockmount Mixed N.S. | 23 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.7 km |
| Rineen N.S. | 35 | −19% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Doonbeg N.S. | 63 | +13% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 66 | +43% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Cooraclare B N.S. | 78 | −20% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil an Sraith S.N. | 15 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S N Iosef Naofa | 29 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Kilmihil N.S. | 96 | +0% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Cluain an Atha | 19 | −37% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Liosceanuir | 105 | +46% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Saint Marys N.S. Lahinch | 166 | +26% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 7 | −78% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Forgleann N.S. | 7 | −68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Ma Sheasta | 37 | −30% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ennistymon National School | 64 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Cnoc Doire | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Mol an Óige Community National School | 158 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Connolly N.S. | 27 | −36% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Kilmurry McMahon National School | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Choimin | 61 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 19 km |
| Convent of Mercy National School | 329 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Realt na Mara | 134 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Eidhneach N.S. | 150 | −1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| SN na Crannaighe | 32 | – | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Colm Cille | 58 | +16% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Lissycasey N.S. | 167 | −7% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Burrane N.S. | 17 | −39% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Aibhistin Naofa | 21 | −30% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Kilmaley N.S. | 88 | −18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Doolin Mixed N.S. | 93 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Coolmeen N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Moveen N.S. | 39 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Cluain Draigneach | 5 | – | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S N Chathair Aodha | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Doonaha N.S. | 21 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Labasheeda Central N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Fachnan & St Attractas N.S. | 57 | +12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Kilnamona N.S. | 85 | −21% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Inch N.S. | 104 | +13% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Lisdoonvarna N.S. | 143 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Kildysart N.S. | 122 | −9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S N Baile na Cailli | 52 | −5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Ballyea Mixed N.S. | 212 | +2% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Carrigaholt Mixed N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Toonagh N.S. | 75 | −27% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ennis N.S. | 615 | −4% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta | 102 | −11% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Kilnaboy N.S. | 80 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Chriost Ri | 226 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Holy Family Snr | 306 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Holy Family Junior School | 167 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Ennis Educate Together NS | 144 | +125% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog | 451 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| Bunscoil na mBraithre | 643 | −4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Clarecastle National School | 362 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Ruan Central N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Barefield Mixed N.S. | 390 | +1% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Ein | 262 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn | 15 | – | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir | 25 | −14% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Dubh Rath | 113 | +28% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 238 | −1% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Stonehall N.S. | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Cuan | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 42 | +40% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Shannon Airport No 2 NS | 51 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan | 331 | +14% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Shannon Airport 1 N.S. | 113 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Naomh Tola | 218 | −4% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Inchicronan Central N.S. | 158 | +10% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Clooney N.S. | 48 | −41% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Gaelscoil Donncha Rua | 68 | +3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 41 km |
| Ballycar N.S. | 34 | +13% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Conaires N.S. | 338 | −19% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 260 | +3% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Tubber N.S. | 40 | +67% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Boston N.S. | 24 | −29% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Cluain Muinge | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| New Quay N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Cill Muire | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Sixmilebridge N.S. | 423 | −21% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Mochullas N.S. | 259 | −2% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Kilkishen N.S. | 134 | +2% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Cratloe N.S. | 278 | −2% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| O Callaghans Mills N.S. | 29 | −52% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Dromindoora N.S. | 23 | −43% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Miliuc | 84 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Broadford & Kilbane National School | 136 | +16% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Flagmount Central N.S. | 35 | +21% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. an Phairtin Mixed | 317 | −3% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Bodyke N.S. | 27 | −13% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Scoil Seanain Naofa | 276 | −12% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Tomgraney N.S. | 47 | −27% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Droichid | 107 | +2% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Scariff Central N.S. | 142 | +1% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Raheen Wood Community National School | 102 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 63 km | |
| Ogonnelloe National School | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 67 km | |
| Killaloe Boys N.S. | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| Mercy Convent Killaloe | 97 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| S.N. Inis Cealtrach | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| Lakyle N.S. | 47 | −41% | Catholic | English | 75 km |
Living in Quilty
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V95 Eircode area
Housing in Quilty →The median sale price rose from €251,500 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+27%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V95 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Clare
Cost of living in Quilty →New tenancies in Co. Clare averaged €1,170 a month in 2025, against €1,080 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Quilty, V95 K091
Primary schools near Quilty 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 Quilty N.S.
Is Quilty 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 Quilty N.S. have?
49 pupils in 2025/26. That is +81% since 2019/20.
Does Quilty N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Quilty N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Quilty N.S.?
Quilty N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at Quilty 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 Quilty N.S.?
The nearest are Mullach N.S. (2.7 km), Annagh N.S. (3 km) and Clohanes N.S. (4.9 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 Quilty; 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).