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St. John's National School,

PrimaryChurch of Ireland

Ballinalee Road, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford · N39 F211 · Roll number 13313S

St. John's National School, is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Edgeworthstown. Every school in and around Edgeworthstown →

Pupils
19
September, 2025/26
9 girls, 10 boys
Since 2019/20
−27%
from 26 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Church of Ireland
Patron: Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about St. John's National School,

  • A small primary school: 19 pupils, against a typical 131.
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Smaller than it was: 19 pupils, 27% fewer than the 26 of 2019/20.
  • The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Edgeworthstown.
  • Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI; its ethos is Church of Ireland.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

St. John's National School, had 19 pupils in 2025/26, down from 26 in 2015/16 (−27%). Girls are 47% of them. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.

071421282015/162018/192021/222025/26PupilsGirls

Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for St. John's National School,

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. John's National School, 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on St. John's National School,

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 in

Getting a place at St. John's National School,

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to St. John's National School, 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.

Pupils
19
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−27%
from 26 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St. John's National School, has shrunk by 27% since 2019/20. All the schools around Edgeworthstown together changed by −2%.

Pupils since 2019/20

St. John's National School,−27%
The primary schools around Edgeworthstown−2%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The 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 St. John's National School,. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −27%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.

St. John's National School,19
St Marys352
Scoil Bhríde52
Saint Mels180
Naomh Tomas16
Rath Eoghan62
Naomh Padraig57
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
St. John's National School,19−27%Church of IrelandEnglish
St Marys N.S.352−7%CatholicEnglish✓0.4 km
Scoil Bhríde52+86%CatholicEnglish3.2 km
Saint Mels180−19%CatholicEnglish6.4 km
Naomh Tomas N.S.16−36%Church of IrelandEnglish✓6.5 km
Rath Eoghan N.S.62+19%CatholicEnglish✓7.6 km
Naomh Padraig N.S.57+19%CatholicEnglish7.7 km
The other 33 primary schools in Co. Longford
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. an Leana Mor69+53%CatholicEnglish✓8.5 km
Samhthann N.S.145−3%CatholicEnglish9.1 km
Killasonna Mixed N.S.41−18%CatholicEnglish10 km
Naomh Guasachta N.S.44−14%CatholicEnglish11 km
S.N. Naomh Treasa306−1%CatholicEnglish✓11 km
St Emer's National School215+0%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
The Sacred Heart Primary NS250+32%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Colehill Mixed N.S.96−19%CatholicEnglish12 km
St Josephs Convent527−3%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Scoil Naomh Micheal224−5%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Gaelscoil an Longfoirt112−30%CatholicAll in Irish✓13 km
St Bernards Mixed N.S.29−3%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Tashinny N.S.23+15%Church of IrelandEnglish13 km
St. Johns National School67+24%Church of IrelandEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh289+2%CatholicEnglish14 km
Stonepark N.S.239+4%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Scoil Mhuire45−33%CatholicEnglish14 km
Naomh Dominic N.S.109−35%CatholicEnglish16 km
S.N. Naomh Colmcille155+37%CatholicEnglish16 km
Scoil Mhuire N.S.317−13%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
St Columbas Mxd N.S.56+47%CatholicEnglish17 km
St Marys Mixed N.S.215−7%CatholicEnglish✓17 km
Forgney N.S.23–CatholicEnglish17 km
Naomh Earnain N.S.29+21%CatholicEnglish18 km
St Matthews Mixed N.S.373+5%CatholicEnglish✓18 km
St Patricks63−28%CatholicEnglish19 km
S.N. Mhuire94−3%CatholicEnglish20 km
Cloontagh Mixed N.S.14–CatholicEnglish✓20 km
St Patricks N.S. Longford108−24%CatholicEnglish23 km
Lanesborough Primary School88+5%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
S.N. Naomh Mhuire64−35%CatholicEnglish25 km
Scoil Mhuire69−15%CatholicEnglish26 km
Fermoyle Mixed N.S.112−3%CatholicEnglish✓27 km
Living nearby

Living in Edgeworthstown

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€165,000
113 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,108
a month, new tenancies in 2025

Homes in the N39 Eircode area

Housing in Edgeworthstown →

The median sale price rose from €170,000 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+18%).

2023€170,000
2024€185,000
2025€200,000

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€239,300
Second-hand homes€184,200

Property Price Register sales in the N39 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Edgeworthstown

Cost of living in Edgeworthstown →

New tenancies in Edgeworthstown averaged €1,108 a month in 2025, against €963 in 2024 (+15%).

2024€963
2025€1,108

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Edgeworthstown, N39 F211

Nearby

Primary schools near St. John's National School,

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Questions about St. John's National School,

Is St. John's National School, 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. John's National School, have?

19 pupils in 2025/26. That is −27% since 2019/20.

Does St. John's National School, teach through Irish?

No: St. John's National School, teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs St. John's National School,?

St. John's National School, has a Church of Ireland ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore Elphin & Ardagh COI.

How do pupils get a place at St. John's National School,?

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. John's National School,?

The nearest are St Marys N.S. (0.4 km), Scoil Bhríde (3.2 km) and Saint Mels (6.4 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 Edgeworthstown; 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).