The Sacred Heart Primary NS
Granard, Co. Longford · N39 RY67 · Roll number 20101R
The Sacred Heart Primary NS is one of 4 primary schools in or within 3 km of Granard. Every school in and around Granard →
What stands out about The Sacred Heart Primary NS
- One of the larger primary schools: 250 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 250 pupils, 32% more than the 190 of 2019/20.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- The largest of the 4 primary schools around Granard.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26The Sacred Heart Primary NS had 250 pupils in 2025/26, against 162 in 2015/16 (+54%). Girls are 55% of them. Its roll rose in 8 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for The Sacred Heart Primary NS
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 The Sacred Heart Primary NS 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 The Sacred Heart Primary NS
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 The Sacred Heart Primary NS
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to The Sacred Heart Primary NS 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas. 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: The Sacred Heart Primary NS has grown by 32% since 2019/20. All the schools around Granard together changed by +21%.
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.
The Sacred Heart Primary NS has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +32%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sacred Heart Primary NS | 250 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 45 | −33% | Catholic | English | 2.4 km | |
| St Bernards Mixed N.S. | 29 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| Killasonna Mixed N.S. | 41 | −18% | Catholic | English | 3.8 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 57 | +19% | Catholic | English | 4.9 km | |
| Naomh Guasachta N.S. | 44 | −14% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km |
The other 31 primary schools in Co. Longford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samhthann N.S. | 145 | −3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 306 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. Longford | 108 | −24% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Saint Mels | 180 | −19% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh | 289 | +2% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St Emer's National School | 215 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Naomh Micheal | 224 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 527 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St. Johns National School | 67 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Gaelscoil an Longfoirt | 112 | −30% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 22 km |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 317 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Stonepark N.S. | 239 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Naomh Dominic N.S. | 109 | −35% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Naomh Earnain N.S. | 29 | +21% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. | 373 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Cloontagh Mixed N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Lanesborough Primary School | 88 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 69 | −15% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 64 | −35% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Fermoyle Mixed N.S. | 112 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
Living in Granard
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N39 Eircode area
Housing in Granard →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 Granard →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 ↗Granard, N39 RY67
Primary schools near The Sacred Heart Primary NS
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about The Sacred Heart Primary NS
Is The Sacred Heart Primary NS 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 The Sacred Heart Primary NS have?
250 pupils in 2025/26. That is +32% since 2019/20.
Does The Sacred Heart Primary NS teach through Irish?
No: The Sacred Heart Primary NS teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs The Sacred Heart Primary NS?
The Sacred Heart Primary NS has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at The Sacred Heart Primary NS?
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 The Sacred Heart Primary NS?
The nearest are Scoil Mhuire (2.4 km), St Bernards Mixed N.S. (3.2 km) and Killasonna Mixed N.S. (3.8 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 Granard; 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).