Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire
CREGGANE, STATION ROAD, BUTTEVANT, CO. CORK · P51 NW93 · Roll number 76067L
Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire is the only one of the post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Buttevant. Every school in and around Buttevant →
What stands out about Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire
- 589 pupils, near the middle for post-primary schools in Ireland (the median is 585).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 589 pupils, 34% more than the 440 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.
- An ETB school: run by the county’s Education and Training Board.
- Its patron is the Cork ETB; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- The only post-primary school in Buttevant or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire had 589 pupils in 2025/26, against 280 in 2015/16 (+110%). Girls are 51% of them. Its roll rose in 10 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire
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 Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire 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 Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire
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 Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire directly, usually in the year before their child finishes sixth class; 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: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire has grown by 34% since 2019/20. All the schools around Buttevant together changed by +25%.
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 post-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 post-primary schools, 2 have more pupils than Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +34%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire | 589 | +34% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | |
| Nagle Rice Secondary School | 260 | +39% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| St Mary's Secondary School | 749 | +6% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Patrician Academy | 568 | +1% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Davis College | 1,033 | +26% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil na mBráithre Chríostaí | 313 | +11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St. Mary's Secondary School | 322 | +10% | Catholic | English | 13 km |
The other 78 post-primary schools in Co. Cork
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coláiste Treasa | 647 | +18% | Multi-denominational | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 271 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Boherbue Comprehensive School | 551 | +70% | Inter-denominational | English | 28 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 410 | +27% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 342 | +9% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Coláiste Fionnchua | 449 | +63% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Coláiste an Chraoibhín | 918 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Coláiste Cholmáin | 716 | +39% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 729 | +18% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Coláiste an Chroí Naofa | 461 | −15% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Millstreet Community School | 359 | +9% | Inter-denominational | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire gan Smal | 1,124 | +40% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Coachford College | 848 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 37 km | |
| St Aidan's Community College | 309 | −23% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Nano Nagle College | 161 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire | 690 | +20% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 39 km |
| Terence Mac Swiney Community College | 302 | +81% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 39 km |
| Ballincollig Community School | 987 | +20% | Inter-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| Le Cheile Secondary School Ballincollig | 254 | – | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| North Monastery Secondary School | 271 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| St Vincent's Secondary School | 283 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Coláiste Choilm | 1,357 | −0% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 39 km | |
| Mayfield Community School | 362 | +28% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 39 km |
| Glanmire Community College | 1,141 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| St Patricks College | 218 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Christian Brothers College | 919 | +1% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St. Angela's College | 606 | +4% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Cork Educate Together Secondary School | 403 | +54% | Multi-denominational | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 432 | +2% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Presentation Brothers College | 692 | −3% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Mount Mercy College | 811 | +2% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Aloysius School | 323 | +5% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Colaiste An Phiarsaigh | 578 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| Bishopstown Community School | 306 | +0% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Coláiste Daibhéid | 151 | −28% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 41 km |
| Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 715 | +1% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís | 811 | +149% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Ashton School | 539 | +2% | Church of Ireland | English | 41 km | |
| Coláiste Chríost Rí | 502 | −13% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 41 km | |
| Presentation Secondary School | 190 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| De La Salle College | 409 | +11% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| McEgan College | 289 | +60% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| St Mary'S Secondary School | 431 | +33% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Christ King Girls' Secondary School | 700 | −10% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ursuline College Blackrock | 352 | +45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Regina Mundi College | 564 | −0% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Nagle Community College | 315 | +61% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Douglas Community School | 605 | +19% | Inter-denominational | English | 43 km | |
| St Francis Capuchin College | 730 | −5% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Carrigtwohill Post Primary | 912 | +237% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Aloysius College | 765 | −1% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Colaiste Ghobnatan | 212 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 47 km | |
| St Peter's Community School | 354 | −3% | Inter-denominational | English | 47 km | |
| Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin | 302 | +156% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 49 km | |
| Midleton College | 498 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 50 km | |
| Coláiste Muire | 709 | +6% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Carrignafoy Community College | 322 | +0% | Multi-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 50 km |
| St Colman's Community College | 1,171 | +51% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| St Mary's High School | 762 | +6% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Christian Brothers Secondary School | 957 | +13% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Carrigaline Community School | 1,072 | −2% | Inter-denominational | English | 51 km | |
| Edmund Rice College | 580 | +73% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| St. Brogan's College | 905 | +50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh | 399 | +1% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Colaiste Muire | 523 | +16% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Coláiste na Toirbhirte | 456 | −8% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Bandon Grammar School | 712 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 56 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 109 | +11% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 58 km | |
| Kinsale Community School | 1,450 | +31% | Inter-denominational | English | 60 km | |
| Pobalscoil na Tríonóide | 1,086 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 63 km | |
| Maria Immaculata Community College | 642 | +28% | Inter-denominational | English | 65 km | |
| Sacred Heart Secondary School | 568 | +7% | Catholic | English | 69 km | |
| Clonakilty Community College | 696 | +17% | Inter-denominational | Irish stream | 70 km | |
| Mount St Michael | 403 | +30% | Catholic | English | 77 km | |
| Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí | 752 | +11% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | 82 km | |
| Skibbereen Community School | 956 | +10% | Inter-denominational | English | 86 km | |
| Schull Community College | 359 | −7% | Inter-denominational | English | 99 km | |
| Beara Community School | 308 | −6% | Inter-denominational | English | 107 km |
Living in Buttevant
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the P51 Eircode area
Housing in Buttevant →The median sale price rose from €230,000 in 2023 to €266,200 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the P51 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Cork
Cost of living in Buttevant →New tenancies in Co. Cork averaged €1,542 a month in 2025, against €1,408 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Buttevant, P51 NW93
Post-primary schools near Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire
Is Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire 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 Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire have?
589 pupils in 2025/26. That is +34% since 2019/20.
Does Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire teach through Irish?
No: Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire?
Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Cork ETB.
How do pupils get a place at Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire?
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 Colaiste Pobail Naomh Mhuire?
The nearest are Nagle Rice Secondary School (6.6 km), St Mary's Secondary School (11 km) and Patrician Academy (11 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 Buttevant; 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).