Loreto Community School
Milford, Co Donegal · F92 FK13 · Roll number 91500J
Loreto Community School is one of 2 post-primary schools in or within 3 km of Milford. Every school in and around Milford →
What stands out about Loreto Community School
- One of the larger post-primary schools: 810 pupils, against a typical 585.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- A community school: run by a board of the local Education and Training Board and the religious or other bodies that founded it.
- Its patron is Donegal ETB & Bishop of Raphoe; its ethos is inter-denominational.
- Outside Milford’s outline, 0.1 km away; listed with Milford, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Loreto Community School had 810 pupils in 2025/26, against 783 in 2015/16 (+3%). Girls are 56% of them. Its largest roll was 820, 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 Loreto Community School
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 Loreto Community School 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 Loreto Community School
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 Loreto Community School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Loreto Community School 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Loreto Community School is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+3%). All the schools around Milford 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 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, 3 have more pupils than Loreto Community School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +3%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto Community School | 810 | +3% | Inter-denominational | English | ||
| Mulroy College | 617 | +17% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 0.5 km |
| Coláiste Ailigh | 324 | +23% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Errigal College | 662 | +153% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Eunan's College | 1,003 | +15% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Loreto Secondary School | 938 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Secondary School | 885 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
The other 20 post-primary schools in Co. Donegal
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crana College | 585 | +6% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Coláiste Eoghain | 13 | −59% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Deele College | 840 | +39% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| The Royal and Prior School | 609 | +13% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola | 455 | +2% | Inter-denominational | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 26 km |
| Finn Valley College | 424 | +61% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| St Columbas College | 983 | +17% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Gairm Scoil Chú Uladh | 87 | −49% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 33 km |
| Carndonagh Community School | 1,118 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair | 414 | −8% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 36 km |
| Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille | 11 | – | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 38 km |
| Moville Community College | 648 | +25% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Rosses Community School | 509 | +26% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| St Columba's Comprehensive School | 400 | +4% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada | 61 | −26% | Multi-denominational | Irish stream | ✓ | 51 km |
| Abbey Vocational School | 999 | +10% | Multi-denominational | English | 55 km | |
| St. Catherine's Vocational School | 359 | −2% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| Coláiste Cholmcille | 682 | +7% | Inter-denominational | English | ✓ | 72 km |
| Coláiste na Carraige | 210 | −2% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 76 km |
| Magh Ene College | 333 | +5% | Inter-denominational | English | 77 km |
Living in Milford
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Homes in the F92 Eircode area
Housing in Milford →The median sale price rose from €188,000 in 2023 to €214,000 in 2025 (+14%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F92 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Donegal
Cost of living in Milford →New tenancies in Co. Donegal averaged €977 a month in 2025, against €893 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Milford, F92 FK13
Post-primary schools near Loreto Community School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Loreto Community School
Is Loreto Community School 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 Loreto Community School have?
810 pupils in 2025/26. That is +3% since 2019/20.
Does Loreto Community School teach through Irish?
No: Loreto Community School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Loreto Community School?
Loreto Community School has a inter-denominational ethos. Its patron is Donegal ETB & Bishop of Raphoe.
How do pupils get a place at Loreto Community School?
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 Loreto Community School?
The nearest are Mulroy College (0.5 km), Coláiste Ailigh (14 km) and Errigal College (14 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 Milford; 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).