St Fintans N.S.
New Line Road, Mountrath, Co. Laois · R32 ET78 · Roll number 07636K
St Fintans N.S. is one of 6 primary schools in or within 3 km of Mountrath. Every school in and around Mountrath →
What stands out about St Fintans N.S.
- 108 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 108 pupils, 19% more than the 91 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- A boys’ school.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Fintans N.S. had 108 pupils in 2025/26, against 79 in 2015/16 (+37%). 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 St Fintans 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 St Fintans 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 St Fintans 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 St Fintans N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Fintans 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 takes boys only. 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: St Fintans N.S. has grown by 19% since 2019/20. All the schools around Mountrath together changed by +6%.
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, 1 have more pupils than St Fintans N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +19%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.3 km |
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.7 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 3 km | |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.2 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km |
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 14 km | |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 15 km | |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Mhuire Fatima N.S. | 193 | +31% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Molaise | 58 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cosby N.S. | 57 | +90% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| St Coleman's National School | 318 | +16% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 22 km | |
| Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa | 29 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 496 | −30% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 521 | −0% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 374 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Muigheo | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Ardlios N.S. | 50 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Chomhgain Naofa | 380 | −5% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Bhride N.S. | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
Living in Mountrath
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R32 Eircode area
Housing in Mountrath →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 Mountrath
Cost of living in Mountrath →New tenancies in Mountrath averaged €1,117 a month in 2025, against €1,077 in 2024 (+4%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Mountrath, R32 ET78
Primary schools near St Fintans 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 St Fintans N.S.
Is St Fintans 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 St Fintans N.S. have?
108 pupils in 2025/26. That is +19% since 2019/20.
Does St Fintans N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Fintans N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Fintans N.S.?
St Fintans N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at St Fintans 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 St Fintans N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Bhride (0.3 km), Cluain Eidhneach N.S. (0.7 km) and Castletown N.S. (2.6 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 Mountrath; 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).