Cloontagh Mixed N.S.
Cloontagh, Killashee, Co. Longford · N39 RF60 · Roll number 14650S
Cloontagh Mixed N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Killashee. Every school in and around Killashee →
What stands out about Cloontagh Mixed N.S.
- A small primary school: 14 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 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.
- 5 girls and 9 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Killashee’s outline, 4.5 km away; listed with Killashee, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Cloontagh Mixed N.S. had 14 pupils in 2025/26, down from 29 in 2015/16 (−52%). Girls are 36% of them. Its largest roll was 33, in 2017/18. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Cloontagh Mixed 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 Cloontagh Mixed 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 Cloontagh Mixed 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 Cloontagh Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Cloontagh Mixed 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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than Cloontagh Mixed N.S..
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloontagh Mixed N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Naomh Earnain N.S. | 29 | +21% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| Naomh Dominic N.S. | 109 | −35% | Catholic | English | 5.2 km | |
| Fermoyle Mixed N.S. | 112 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 64 | −35% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Lanesborough Primary School | 88 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.4 km |
| Stonepark N.S. | 239 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.1 km |
The other 31 primary schools in Co. Longford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire | 69 | −15% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Longfoirt | 112 | −30% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. | 373 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 527 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Naomh Micheal | 224 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St. Johns National School | 67 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| St Emer's National School | 215 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Saint Mels | 180 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 317 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh | 289 | +2% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 306 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Samhthann N.S. | 145 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 57 | +19% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Naomh Guasachta N.S. | 44 | −14% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Killasonna Mixed N.S. | 41 | −18% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| The Sacred Heart Primary NS | 250 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Bernards Mixed N.S. | 29 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 45 | −33% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. Longford | 108 | −24% | Catholic | English | 34 km |
Living in Killashee
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N39 Eircode area
Housing in Killashee →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 Killashee →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 Killashee, N39 RF60
Primary schools near Cloontagh Mixed 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 Cloontagh Mixed N.S.
Is Cloontagh Mixed 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 Cloontagh Mixed N.S. have?
14 pupils in 2025/26.
Does Cloontagh Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Cloontagh Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Cloontagh Mixed N.S.?
Cloontagh Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at Cloontagh Mixed 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 Cloontagh Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are Naomh Earnain N.S. (4.8 km), Naomh Dominic N.S. (5.2 km) and Fermoyle Mixed 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 Killashee; 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).