Four Masters N.S.
Kinlough, Co. Leitrim · F91 P086 · Roll number 20079E
Four Masters N.S. is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Kinlough. Every school in and around Kinlough →
What stands out about Four Masters N.S.
- One of the larger primary schools: 289 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−3%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Four Masters N.S. had 289 pupils in 2025/26, against 273 in 2015/16 (+6%). Girls are 49% of them. Its largest roll was 297, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Four Masters 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 Four Masters 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 Four Masters 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 Four Masters N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Four Masters 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: Four Masters N.S. is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−3%). All the schools around Kinlough together changed by +1%.
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.
Four Masters N.S. has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −3%; 3 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Macartans Central | 276 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.3 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 15 | −64% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Holy Family National School | 193 | +35% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.6 km |
| S.N. Aodain | 16 | – | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Chaitriona | 77 | +26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Gaelscoil Eirne | 29 | −40% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | ✓ | 9.1 km |
The other 36 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 57 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 60 km |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 60 km | |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 64 km | |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| Faitima N.S. | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 65 km |
| Aughavas N.S. | 42 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 66 km |
| Carrigallen N.S. | 181 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 67 km |
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | 70 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 70 km |
Living in Kinlough
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F91 Eircode area
Housing in Kinlough →The median sale price rose from €189,000 in 2023 to €275,000 in 2025 (+46%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Leitrim
Cost of living in Kinlough →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 ↗Kinlough, F91 P086
Primary schools near Four Masters 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 Four Masters N.S.
Is Four Masters 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 Four Masters N.S. have?
289 pupils in 2025/26. That is −3% since 2019/20.
Does Four Masters N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Four Masters N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Four Masters N.S.?
Four Masters N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Four Masters 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 Four Masters N.S.?
The nearest are St Macartans Central (3.3 km), S.N. Mhuire (7.1 km) and Holy Family National School (8.6 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 Kinlough; 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).