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Church Lane, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim · F91 YD86 · Roll number 08390J
Mastersons N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Manorhamilton. Every school in and around Manorhamilton →
What stands out about Mastersons N.S.
- A small primary school: 34 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 34 pupils, 55% more than the 22 of 2019/20.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Manorhamilton.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Mastersons N.S. had 34 pupils in 2025/26, against 13 in 2015/16 (+162%). Girls are 53% 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 Mastersons 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 Mastersons 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 Mastersons 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 Mastersons N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Mastersons 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Mastersons N.S. has grown by 55% since 2019/20. All the schools around Manorhamilton together changed by +0%.
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 Mastersons N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +55%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | ||
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 0.3 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 0.5 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
The other 30 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.8 km |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Faitima N.S. | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Aughavas N.S. | 42 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Carrigallen N.S. | 181 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 53 km |
Living in Manorhamilton
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F91 Eircode area
Housing in Manorhamilton →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 Manorhamilton
Cost of living in Manorhamilton →New tenancies in Manorhamilton averaged €871 a month in 2025, against €756 in 2024 (+15%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Manorhamilton, F91 YD86
Primary schools near Mastersons 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 Mastersons N.S.
Is Mastersons 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 Mastersons N.S. have?
34 pupils in 2025/26. That is +55% since 2019/20.
Does Mastersons N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Mastersons N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Mastersons N.S.?
Mastersons N.S. has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI.
How do pupils get a place at Mastersons 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 Mastersons N.S.?
The nearest are St Clare's National School (0.3 km), Gaelscoil Chluainín (0.5 km) and Glebe N.S. (6.7 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 Manorhamilton; 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).