St Coleman's National School
Stradbally, Co. Laois · R32 VR84 · Roll number 20353V
St Coleman's National School is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Stradbally. Every school in and around Stradbally →
What stands out about St Coleman's National School
- One of the larger primary schools: 318 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Growing: 318 pupils, 16% more than the 273 of 2019/20.
- Some subjects are taught through Irish.
- 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 Coleman's National School had 318 pupils in 2025/26, against 255 in 2015/16 (+25%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 332, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 7 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 Coleman's National 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 St Coleman's National 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 St Coleman's National 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 St Coleman's National School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Coleman's National 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: St Coleman's National School has grown by 16% since 2019/20. All the schools around Stradbally together changed by +24%.
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.
St Coleman's National School has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +16%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Coleman's National School | 318 | +16% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ||
| Cosby N.S. | 57 | +90% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.1 km | |
| Raithin an Uisce N.S. | 211 | −4% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| Churchtown N.S. | 55 | −38% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| Mhuire Fatima N.S. | 193 | +31% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Ballyadams N.S. | 111 | +0% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Fraoch Mor N.S. | 212 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7 km |
The other 57 primary schools in Co. Laois
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Senior School | 644 | −13% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Holy Family Junior School | 599 | −9% | Catholic | English | 9 km | |
| Portlaoise Educate Together NS | 457 | +11% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.5 km | |
| Maryboro N.S. | 96 | +5% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.5 km | |
| Gaelscoil Phort Laoise | 369 | +4% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.5 km | |
| Rath Mixed N.S. | 194 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Scoil Padraig | 218 | −16% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| Emo Mixed N.S. | 207 | −1% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Bhride N.S. | 727 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Shanganamore N.S. | 106 | −8% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Ballyroan Primary School | 177 | +11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 374 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Molaise | 58 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil an Chroi Ro Naofa | 29 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Na Carraige N.S. | 204 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 521 | −0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 496 | −30% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ardlios N.S. | 50 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Josephs Girls N.S. | 230 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Tobar an Leinn | 168 | +56% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Mountmellick Boys N.S. | 188 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 | 84 | −16% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| St Pauls N.S. | 41 | +32% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Barr na Sruthan N S | 91 | +42% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Abbain Cillin | 99 | +5% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Abban | 73 | +38% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 269 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Baile Finn | 208 | −11% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Abbeyleix Sth N.S. | 84 | −21% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| Ballinakill Mixed N.S. | 98 | +7% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Muigheo | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Trummera N.S. | 34 | −6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 19 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 86 | −2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Chomhgain Naofa | 380 | −5% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Fionntan Naofa | 60 | −22% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Cluain Eidhneach N.S. | 89 | +22% | Church of Ireland | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 95 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Rosenallis N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Fintans N.S. | 108 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Castletown N.S. | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Paddock N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Bhride N.S. | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Naomh Pius X N.S. | 49 | +58% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo | 192 | +7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Cill an Iubhair N.S. | 23 | −30% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Rushall N.S. | 30 | −27% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Cloch an Tsionnaigh N.S. | 64 | −22% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 127 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Camross N.S. | 156 | +24% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa | 108 | +9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Naofa Castlecuffe | 53 | −38% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Josephs National School | 95 | −10% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 244 | +21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Kiladooley Mixed N.S. | 132 | +25% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala | 49 | +7% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 71 | +0% | Catholic | English | 40 km |
Living in Stradbally
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R32 Eircode area
Housing in Stradbally →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 Stradbally →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 ↗Stradbally, R32 VR84
Primary schools near St Coleman's National School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Coleman's National School
Is St Coleman's National 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 St Coleman's National School have?
318 pupils in 2025/26. That is +16% since 2019/20.
Does St Coleman's National School teach through Irish?
In part: some subjects are taught through Irish.
Who runs St Coleman's National School?
St Coleman's National School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at St Coleman's National 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 St Coleman's National School?
The nearest are Cosby N.S. (0.1 km), Raithin an Uisce N.S. (4.8 km) and Churchtown N.S. (6.3 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 Stradbally; 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).