Cluain Eidhneach N.S.
CLUAIN EIDHNEACH, MOUNTRATH, CO LAOIS · R32 CP84 · Roll number 18166K
Cluain Eidhneach 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 Cluain Eidhneach N.S.
- 89 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 89 pupils, 22% more than the 73 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Cluain Eidhneach N.S. had 89 pupils in 2025/26, against 75 in 2015/16 (+19%). Girls are 52% of them. 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 Cluain Eidhneach 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 Cluain Eidhneach 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 Cluain Eidhneach 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 Cluain Eidhneach N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Cluain Eidhneach 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.
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: Cluain Eidhneach N.S. has grown by 22% 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, 3 have more pupils than Cluain Eidhneach N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +22%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.4 km |
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.7 km |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 2.8 km | |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 3.2 km | |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.2 km | |
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km |
The other 56 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 13 km | |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | 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 | |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 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 Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | 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 | 26 km | |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 29 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 | 35 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 CP84
Primary schools near Cluain Eidhneach 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 Cluain Eidhneach N.S.
Is Cluain Eidhneach 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 Cluain Eidhneach N.S. have?
89 pupils in 2025/26. That is +22% since 2019/20.
Does Cluain Eidhneach N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Cluain Eidhneach N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Cluain Eidhneach N.S.?
Cluain Eidhneach N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI.
How do pupils get a place at Cluain Eidhneach 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 Cluain Eidhneach N.S.?
The nearest are Scoil Bhride (0.4 km), St Fintans N.S. (0.7 km) and Paddock N.S. (2.8 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).