Naomh Pius X N.S.
Ballacolla, Portlaoise, Co. Laois · R32 H211 · Roll number 18433H
Naomh Pius X N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballycolla. Every school in and around Ballycolla →
What stands out about Naomh Pius X N.S.
- A small primary school: 49 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 49 pupils, 58% more than the 31 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ossory; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballycolla or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Naomh Pius X N.S. had 49 pupils in 2025/26, against 32 in 2015/16 (+53%). Girls are 45% of them. 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 Naomh Pius X 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 Naomh Pius X 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 Naomh Pius X 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 Naomh Pius X N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Naomh Pius X 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: Naomh Pius X N.S. has grown by 58% since 2019/20.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Naomh Pius X N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +58%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | ||
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.1 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 8.3 km |
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Molaise | 58 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Mhuire Fatima N.S. | 193 | +31% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 20 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa | 29 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Muigheo | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Cosby N.S. | 57 | +90% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| St Coleman's National School | 318 | +16% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 25 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Bhride N.S. | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Ardlios N.S. | 50 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Scoil Chomhgain Naofa | 380 | −5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 374 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 521 | −0% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 496 | −30% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km |
Living in Ballycolla
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R32 Eircode area
Housing in Ballycolla →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 Ballycolla →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 ↗Ballycolla, R32 H211
Primary schools near Naomh Pius X 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 Naomh Pius X N.S.
Is Naomh Pius X 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 Naomh Pius X N.S. have?
49 pupils in 2025/26. That is +58% since 2019/20.
Does Naomh Pius X N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Naomh Pius X N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Naomh Pius X N.S.?
Naomh Pius X N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ossory.
How do pupils get a place at Naomh Pius X 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 Naomh Pius X N.S.?
The nearest are Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. (4 km), Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo (5.3 km) and S.N. Fionntan Naofa (5.4 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 Ballycolla; 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).