Ballyroan Primary School
Scoil Eoin Phoil 11 Naofa, Ballyroan · R32 Y778 · Roll number 20485P
Ballyroan Primary School is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyroan. Every school in and around Ballyroan →
What stands out about Ballyroan Primary School
- 177 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+11%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Ballyroan or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2016/17 to 2025/26Ballyroan Primary School had 177 pupils in 2025/26, against 155 in 2016/17 (+14%). Girls are 54% of them. Its largest roll was 180, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 5 of the 9 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ballyroan Primary 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 Ballyroan Primary 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 Ballyroan Primary 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 Ballyroan Primary School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballyroan Primary School 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: Ballyroan Primary School has grown by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballyroan 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, 2 have more pupils than Ballyroan Primary School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +11%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 4.2 km | |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.4 km | |
| S.N. Molaise | 58 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.3 km |
| Mhuire Fatima N.S. | 193 | +31% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km |
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.3 km | |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.4 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.4 km | |
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.5 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa | 29 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Cosby N.S. | 57 | +90% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| St Coleman's National School | 318 | +16% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 13 km | |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Muigheo | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Ardlios N.S. | 50 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 374 | −11% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Chomhgain Naofa | 380 | −5% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Bhride N.S. | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 521 | −0% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 496 | −30% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 30 km |
Living in Ballyroan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R32 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyroan →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 Ballyroan →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 ↗Ballyroan, R32 Y778
Primary schools near Ballyroan Primary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Ballyroan Primary School
Is Ballyroan Primary 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 Ballyroan Primary School have?
177 pupils in 2025/26. That is +11% since 2019/20.
Does Ballyroan Primary School teach through Irish?
No: Ballyroan Primary School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballyroan Primary School?
Ballyroan Primary School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Ballyroan Primary 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 Ballyroan Primary School?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire (4.2 km), Tobar an Leinn (5.3 km) and Abbeyleix Sth N.S. (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 Ballyroan; 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).