Drumeela N.S.
Drumeela, Carrigallen PO, Co. Leitrim · H12 XA02 · Roll number 14898I
Drumeela N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Carrigallen. Every school in and around Carrigallen →
What stands out about Drumeela N.S.
- A small primary school: 30 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 30 pupils, 36% more than the 22 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Carrigallen’s outline, 3.5 km away; listed with Carrigallen, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Drumeela N.S. had 30 pupils in 2025/26, against 22 in 2015/16 (+36%). Girls are 47% 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 Drumeela 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 Drumeela 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 Drumeela 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 Drumeela N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Drumeela 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Drumeela N.S. has grown by 36% since 2019/20. All the schools around Carrigallen together changed by +5%.
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 Drumeela N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +36%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 3.3 km | |
| Carrigallen N.S. | 181 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.5 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.3 km |
| Killeshandra National School ( C of I) | 48 | −29% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.8 km | |
| Scoil Bhride | 85 | +1% | Catholic | English | 8 km | |
| Aughavas N.S. | 42 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.1 km |
The other 32 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Faitima N.S. | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 28 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 47 km | |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 64 km |
Living in Carrigallen
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H12 Eircode area
Housing in Carrigallen →The median sale price rose from €190,000 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+32%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H12 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Leitrim
Cost of living in Carrigallen →New tenancies in Co. Leitrim averaged €992 a month in 2025, against €901 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Carrigallen, H12 XA02
Primary schools near Drumeela 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 Drumeela N.S.
Is Drumeela 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 Drumeela N.S. have?
30 pupils in 2025/26. That is +36% since 2019/20.
Does Drumeela N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Drumeela N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Drumeela N.S.?
Drumeela N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Drumeela 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 Drumeela N.S.?
The nearest are Newtowngore N.S. (3.3 km), Carrigallen N.S. (4.5 km) and S.N. Naomh Mhuire (5.3 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 Carrigallen; 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).