Ardlios N.S.
Arles, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois · R93 HY62 · Roll number 18532J
Ardlios N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballylinan. Every school in and around Ballylinan →
What stands out about Ardlios N.S.
- A small primary school: 50 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−4%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballylinan’s outline, 5.5 km away; listed with Ballylinan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ardlios N.S. had 50 pupils in 2025/26, down from 68 in 2015/16 (−26%). Girls are 42% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ardlios 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 Ardlios 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 Ardlios 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 Ardlios N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ardlios 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. 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: Ardlios N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−4%). All the schools around Ballylinan 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 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, 5 have more pupils than Ardlios N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −4%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardlios N.S. | 50 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 3.7 km | |
| Scoil Chomhgain Naofa | 380 | −5% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 6.4 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Muigheo | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7 km |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km |
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.6 km |
| Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa | 29 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Bhride N.S. | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Mhuire Fatima N.S. | 193 | +31% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Molaise | 58 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Cosby N.S. | 57 | +90% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| St Coleman's National School | 318 | +16% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 16 km | |
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 23 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 23 km | |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 374 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 29 km | |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 521 | −0% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 496 | −30% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 33 km | |
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 46 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 48 km |
Living in Ballylinan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R14 Eircode area
Housing in Ballylinan →The median sale price rose from €229,000 in 2023 to €345,000 in 2025 (+51%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the R14 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Laois
Cost of living in Ballylinan →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 ↗near Ballylinan, R93 HY62
Primary schools near Ardlios 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 Ardlios N.S.
Is Ardlios 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 Ardlios N.S. have?
50 pupils in 2025/26. That is −4% since 2019/20.
Does Ardlios N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ardlios N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ardlios N.S.?
Ardlios N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Ardlios 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 Ardlios N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Abbain Cillin (3.7 km), Scoil Chomhgain Naofa (4.8 km) and Scoil Padraig (6.4 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 Ballylinan; 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).