Lisdowney N.S.
Lisdowney, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny · R95 XD45 · Roll number 00788V
Lisdowney N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyragget. Every school in and around Ballyragget →
What stands out about Lisdowney N.S.
- 96 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+1%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ossory; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballyragget’s outline, 3.2 km away; listed with Ballyragget, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Lisdowney N.S. had 96 pupils in 2025/26, against 75 in 2015/16 (+28%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 106, 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 Lisdowney 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 Lisdowney 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 Lisdowney 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 Lisdowney N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Lisdowney 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: Lisdowney N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+1%). All the schools around Ballyragget together changed by +20%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Lisdowney N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +1%; 4 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisdowney N.S. | 96 | +1% | Catholic | English | ||
| Ballyragget National School | 163 | +20% | Catholic | English | 3.5 km | |
| Clontubrid Mixed N.S. | 43 | −26% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| S.N. Chrion Choill | 28 | −24% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Scoil Lachtain | 201 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 7 km |
The other 63 primary schools in Co. Kilkenny
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Ioseph | 127 | +37% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| S.N. Colmain | 20 | – | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| S.N. Lisnafunchin | 32 | −32% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Holycross N.S. | 72 | −23% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Íosagáin | 121 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Wandesforde Mixed N.S. | 52 | −10% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Mhichil Naofa | 62 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Chiarain | 90 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Mhichil Naofa | 14 | −56% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Tulach Ruain | 91 | −7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Bhreandain Naofa | 192 | −11% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil an Chroí Ró-Naofa | 223 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Kilkenny Mixed N.S. | 198 | −4% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| St Canices Central N.S. | 648 | −1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. an Moinin Rua | 127 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 57 | −25% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St. John's National School | 441 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Tobair Eoin Baisde | 45 | −34% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Iognaid de Ris | 278 | +37% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 400 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Bhrighde | 46 | −12% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Eoin Dea | 330 | −2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 331 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Aidans N.S. | 175 | −9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Kilkenny School Project | 236 | +1% | Multi-denominational | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil Osrai | 438 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmain | 204 | −5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Church Hill Mixed N.S. | 192 | +14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Burnchurch National School | 44 | −28% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St Michaels National School | 63 | +34% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Bennettsbridge National School | 206 | +7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Bunscoil McAuley Rice | 406 | −9% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Bhride B7C | 217 | −15% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Muire | 197 | −24% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Bhridhe | 27 | – | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Chiaran Naofa | 142 | +29% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Goresbridge N.S. | 68 | −23% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil San Lionard | 115 | −15% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 398 | −12% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 34 km | |
| Skeaghvastheen N.S. | 85 | −13% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S N San Nioclas | 120 | +3% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Brendans Mixed N.S. | 50 | −17% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Kilmoganny Mixed N.S. | 23 | +10% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig Mxd | 173 | −3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 104 | −27% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 148 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Graig na Manach Buac | 68 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Moin Ruadh Mixed | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Owning National School | 100 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Templeorum N.S. | 38 | −32% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| The Rower Mixed N.S. | 115 | −33% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Scoil Mholainge Listerlin | 148 | +9% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Phiull | 254 | −23% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| St Beacons N.S. | 175 | −5% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Fhasaigh | 54 | −10% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Colmcille Mixed N.S. | 20 | −29% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Seamus Naofa | 91 | −13% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| St. Senan's National School | 176 | +2% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 261 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraigh | 202 | +3% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Carigeen N.S. | 123 | −23% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Ringville National School | 35 | −31% | Catholic | English | 60 km | |
| Slieverue Mixed N.S. | 208 | −8% | Catholic | English | 60 km |
Living in Ballyragget
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R95 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyragget →The median sale price rose from €289,400 in 2023 to €351,700 in 2025 (+22%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R95 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Kilkenny
Cost of living in Ballyragget →New tenancies in Co. Kilkenny averaged €1,207 a month in 2025, against €1,119 in 2024 (+8%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Ballyragget, R95 XD45
Primary schools near Lisdowney 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 Lisdowney N.S.
Is Lisdowney 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 Lisdowney N.S. have?
96 pupils in 2025/26. That is +1% since 2019/20.
Does Lisdowney N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Lisdowney N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Lisdowney N.S.?
Lisdowney N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ossory.
How do pupils get a place at Lisdowney 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 Lisdowney N.S.?
The nearest are Ballyragget National School (3.5 km), Clontubrid Mixed N.S. (3.7 km) and S.N. Chrion Choill (6.3 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 Ballyragget; 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).