Abbeyleix Sth N.S.
Ballacolla Road, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois · R32 PP79 · Roll number 14260F
Abbeyleix Sth N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Abbeyleix. Every school in and around Abbeyleix →
What stands out about Abbeyleix Sth N.S.
- 84 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 84 pupils, 21% fewer than the 106 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Abbeyleix Sth N.S. had 84 pupils in 2025/26, down from 98 in 2015/16 (−14%). Girls are 48% of them. Its largest roll was 107, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Abbeyleix Sth 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 Abbeyleix Sth 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 Abbeyleix Sth 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 Abbeyleix Sth N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Abbeyleix Sth 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Abbeyleix Sth N.S. has shrunk by 21% since 2019/20. All the schools around Abbeyleix together changed by −16%.
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 Abbeyleix Sth N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −21%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 1.2 km | |
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km |
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| S.N. Molaise | 58 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8 km |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 8.8 km | |
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Mhuire Fatima N.S. | 193 | +31% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa | 29 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Cosby N.S. | 57 | +90% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| St Coleman's National School | 318 | +16% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 18 km | |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Muigheo | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Ardlios N.S. | 50 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Bhride N.S. | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Chomhgain Naofa | 380 | −5% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 374 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 521 | −0% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 496 | −30% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 31 km |
Living in Abbeyleix
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R32 Eircode area
Housing in Abbeyleix →The median sale price rose from €250,000 in 2023 to €320,000 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R32 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Laois
Cost of living in Abbeyleix →New tenancies in Co. Laois averaged €1,235 a month in 2025, against €1,112 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Abbeyleix, R32 PP79
Primary schools near Abbeyleix Sth 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 Abbeyleix Sth N.S.
Is Abbeyleix Sth 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 Abbeyleix Sth N.S. have?
84 pupils in 2025/26. That is −21% since 2019/20.
Does Abbeyleix Sth N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Abbeyleix Sth N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Abbeyleix Sth N.S.?
Abbeyleix Sth N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI.
How do pupils get a place at Abbeyleix Sth 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 Abbeyleix Sth N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire (1.2 km), Ballinakill Mixed N.S. (5 km) and S.N. Fionntan Naofa (5.1 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 Abbeyleix; 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).