Sixmilebridge N.S.
School Road, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare · V95 TKV0 · Roll number 16908S
Sixmilebridge N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Sixmilebridge. Every school in and around Sixmilebridge →
What stands out about Sixmilebridge N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 423 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 423 pupils, 21% fewer than the 534 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Sixmilebridge or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Sixmilebridge N.S. had 423 pupils in 2025/26, down from 526 in 2015/16 (−20%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 557, in 2016/17. 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 Sixmilebridge 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 Sixmilebridge 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 Sixmilebridge 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 Sixmilebridge N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Sixmilebridge 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: Sixmilebridge N.S. has shrunk by 21% since 2019/20. All the schools around Sixmilebridge together changed by −21%.
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.
Sixmilebridge N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −21%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixmilebridge N.S. | 423 | −21% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Cill Muire | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| S.N. Cluain Muinge | 205 | +16% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Cratloe N.S. | 278 | −2% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Ballycar N.S. | 34 | +13% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 260 | +3% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Kilkishen N.S. | 134 | +2% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km |
The other 102 primary schools in Co. Clare
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Conaires N.S. | 338 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Gaelscoil Donncha Rua | 68 | +3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 7.8 km |
| Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire | 238 | −1% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Naomh Tola | 218 | −4% | Catholic | English | 8.4 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Miliuc | 84 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.8 km |
| Shannon Airport 1 N.S. | 113 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| Stonehall N.S. | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Shannon Airport No 2 NS | 51 | – | Church of Ireland | English | 9.2 km | |
| Scoil na Mainistreach Quin Dangan | 331 | +14% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Broadford & Kilbane National School | 136 | +16% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. an Phairtin Mixed | 317 | −3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Dubh Rath | 113 | +28% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| O Callaghans Mills N.S. | 29 | −52% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Mochullas N.S. | 259 | −2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Clooney N.S. | 48 | −41% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Clarecastle National School | 362 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Seanain Naofa | 276 | −12% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Ein | 262 | −8% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Droichid | 107 | +2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballyea Mixed N.S. | 212 | +2% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Holy Family Snr | 306 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Holy Family Junior School | 167 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Bunscoil na mBraithre | 643 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ennis N.S. | 615 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Chriost Ri | 226 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog | 451 | −4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| Ennis Educate Together NS | 144 | +125% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S N Baile na Cailli | 52 | −5% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Barefield Mixed N.S. | 390 | +1% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Bodyke N.S. | 27 | −13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Inch N.S. | 104 | +13% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S N Chathair Aodha | 27 | −41% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 68 | +11% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Inchicronan Central N.S. | 158 | +10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Cluain Draigneach | 5 | – | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kildysart N.S. | 122 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Tomgraney N.S. | 47 | −27% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Killaloe Boys N.S. | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Toonagh N.S. | 75 | −27% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Kilmaley N.S. | 88 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Mercy Convent Killaloe | 97 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Raheen Wood Community National School | 102 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 24 km | |
| Kilnamona N.S. | 85 | −21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ruan Central N.S. | 75 | −29% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scariff Central N.S. | 142 | +1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Ogonnelloe National School | 101 | −11% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Lissycasey N.S. | 167 | −7% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Flagmount Central N.S. | 35 | +21% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Tubber N.S. | 40 | +67% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Dromindoora N.S. | 23 | −43% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Connolly N.S. | 27 | −36% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naisiunta | 102 | −11% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| SN na Crannaighe | 32 | – | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Eidhneach N.S. | 150 | −1% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Coolmeen N.S. | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Inis Cealtrach | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Kilnaboy N.S. | 80 | −5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Boston N.S. | 24 | −29% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Labasheeda Central N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Cluain an Atha | 19 | −37% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Kilmihil N.S. | 96 | +0% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Lakyle N.S. | 47 | −41% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Colm Cille | 58 | +16% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Kilmurry McMahon National School | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 66 | +43% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Forgleann N.S. | 7 | −68% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| S.N. Cronain Nfa an Carn | 15 | – | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Coore National School | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| St Fachnan & St Attractas N.S. | 57 | +12% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Rockmount Mixed N.S. | 23 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Mol an Óige Community National School | 158 | +46% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Ennistymon National School | 64 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S N Iosef Naofa | 29 | −15% | Catholic | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Burrane N.S. | 17 | −39% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc Doire | 17 | −48% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Saint Marys N.S. Lahinch | 166 | +26% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Cooraclare B N.S. | 78 | −20% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Mullach N.S. | 53 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Annagh N.S. | 81 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Miltown Malbay B N.S. | 128 | +20% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St. Josephs National School Cree | 38 | – | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Aibhistin Naofa | 21 | −30% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Rineen N.S. | 35 | −19% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Quilty N.S. | 49 | +81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| S.N. Liosceanuir | 105 | +46% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Lisdoonvarna N.S. | 143 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Clohanes N.S. | 22 | −24% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Eoin Baiste | 42 | +40% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil an Sraith S.N. | 15 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| New Quay N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ui Choimin | 61 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 49 km |
| Convent of Mercy National School | 329 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Doolin Mixed N.S. | 93 | −5% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Doonbeg N.S. | 63 | +13% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Ma Sheasta | 37 | −30% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Nfa Fanoir | 25 | −14% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 7 | −78% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Scoil Realt na Mara | 134 | +86% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Doonaha N.S. | 21 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Moveen N.S. | 39 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 62 km |
| Carrigaholt Mixed N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| S.N. Cuan | 19 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 76 km |
Living in Sixmilebridge
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V95 Eircode area
Housing in Sixmilebridge →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 Sixmilebridge
Cost of living in Sixmilebridge →New tenancies in Sixmilebridge averaged €1,256 a month in 2025, against €1,148 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Sixmilebridge, V95 TKV0
Primary schools near Sixmilebridge 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 Sixmilebridge N.S.
Is Sixmilebridge 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 Sixmilebridge N.S. have?
423 pupils in 2025/26. That is −21% since 2019/20.
Does Sixmilebridge N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Sixmilebridge N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Sixmilebridge N.S.?
Sixmilebridge N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at Sixmilebridge 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 Sixmilebridge N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Cill Muire (3.9 km), S.N. Cluain Muinge (4.9 km) and Cratloe N.S. (5.2 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 Sixmilebridge; 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).