Gortletteragh Central
FORNOCHT, CARA DROMA RUISC, CO LEITRIM · N41 NY29 · Roll number 15960P
Gortletteragh Central is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Mohill. Every school in and around Mohill →
What stands out about Gortletteragh Central
- 72 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+9%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Mohill’s outline, 4.3 km away; listed with Mohill, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gortletteragh Central had 72 pupils in 2025/26, down from 79 in 2015/16 (−9%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 80, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Gortletteragh Central
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 Gortletteragh Central 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 Gortletteragh Central
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 Gortletteragh Central
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gortletteragh Central 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: Gortletteragh Central has grown by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Mohill together changed by +27%.
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 Gortletteragh Central. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +9%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 5.8 km | |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.9 km |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.5 km |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Faitima N.S. | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.6 km |
The other 32 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 9.4 km | |
| Aughavas N.S. | 42 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Carrigallen N.S. | 181 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 18 km | |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | 53 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 53 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 70 km |
Living in Mohill
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N41 Eircode area
Housing in Mohill →The median sale price rose from €167,000 in 2023 to €205,000 in 2025 (+23%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N41 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Leitrim
Cost of living in Mohill →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 Mohill, N41 NY29
Primary schools near Gortletteragh Central
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gortletteragh Central
Is Gortletteragh Central 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 Gortletteragh Central have?
72 pupils in 2025/26. That is +9% since 2019/20.
Does Gortletteragh Central teach through Irish?
No: Gortletteragh Central teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Gortletteragh Central?
Gortletteragh Central has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at Gortletteragh Central?
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 Gortletteragh Central?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire (4.6 km), The Hunt N.S. (5.8 km) and Mohill N.S. (5.9 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 Mohill; 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).