St Columbas Mxd N.S.
Cloonagh, Dring, Co. Longford · N39 XD90 · Roll number 12813K
St Columbas Mxd N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Aughnacliffe. Every school in and around Aughnacliffe →
What stands out about St Columbas Mxd N.S.
- A small primary school: 56 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 56 pupils, 47% more than the 38 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Aughnacliffe’s outline, 5.5 km away; listed with Aughnacliffe, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Columbas Mxd N.S. had 56 pupils in 2025/26, against 34 in 2015/16 (+65%). Girls are 59% of them. 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 St Columbas Mxd 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 St Columbas Mxd 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 St Columbas Mxd 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 St Columbas Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Columbas Mxd 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: St Columbas Mxd N.S. has grown by 47% since 2019/20. All the schools around Aughnacliffe together changed by +37%.
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, 4 have more pupils than St Columbas Mxd N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +47%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | ||
| St Patricks Mxd N.S. | 93 | +0% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 45 | −33% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Mullahoran Central N.S. | 164 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.6 km |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| Naomh Guasachta N.S. | 44 | −14% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| The Sacred Heart Primary NS | 250 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.9 km |
The other 33 primary schools in Co. Longford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 57 | +19% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Bernards Mixed N.S. | 29 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Killasonna Mixed N.S. | 41 | −18% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Samhthann N.S. | 145 | −3% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. Longford | 108 | −24% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 306 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh | 289 | +2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Emer's National School | 215 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Naomh Micheal | 224 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St. Johns National School | 67 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 527 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Saint Mels | 180 | −19% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 317 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Gaelscoil an Longfoirt | 112 | −30% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Stonepark N.S. | 239 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Naomh Earnain N.S. | 29 | +21% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Naomh Dominic N.S. | 109 | −35% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Cloontagh Mixed N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. | 373 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Lanesborough Primary School | 88 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 69 | −15% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Fermoyle Mixed N.S. | 112 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 64 | −35% | Catholic | English | 40 km |
Living in Aughnacliffe
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N39 Eircode area
Housing in Aughnacliffe →The median sale price rose from €170,000 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+18%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N39 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Longford
Cost of living in Aughnacliffe →New tenancies in Co. Longford averaged €1,120 a month in 2025, against €1,004 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Aughnacliffe, N39 XD90
Primary schools near St Columbas Mxd 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 St Columbas Mxd N.S.
Is St Columbas Mxd 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 St Columbas Mxd N.S. have?
56 pupils in 2025/26. That is +47% since 2019/20.
Does St Columbas Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: St Columbas Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Columbas Mxd N.S.?
St Columbas Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at St Columbas Mxd 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 St Columbas Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are St Patricks Mxd N.S. (3.9 km), Scoil Mhuire (5.6 km) and Mullahoran Central N.S. (5.6 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 Aughnacliffe; 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).