Colehill Mixed N.S.
Colehill, Co. Longford · N39 HK27 · Roll number 14672F
Colehill Mixed N.S. is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Legan. Every school in and around Legan →
What stands out about Colehill Mixed N.S.
- 96 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 96 pupils, 19% fewer than the 119 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Legan’s outline, 3.9 km away; listed with Legan, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Colehill Mixed N.S. had 96 pupils in 2025/26, down from 136 in 2015/16 (−29%). Girls are 46% of them. Its roll rose in 2 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Colehill 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 Colehill 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 Colehill 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 Colehill Mixed N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Colehill 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Colehill Mixed N.S. has shrunk by 19% since 2019/20.
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, 1 have more pupils than Colehill Mixed N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −19%; 3 of the 5 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | ||
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.4 km | |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.1 km |
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 8 | −74% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. | 373 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.9 km |
| Magh Mora N.S. | 29 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km |
The other 33 primary schools in Co. Longford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mels | 180 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.8 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Naomh Dominic N.S. | 109 | −35% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Stonepark N.S. | 239 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| Cloontagh Mixed N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Gaelscoil an Longfoirt | 112 | −30% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 15 km |
| Naomh Earnain N.S. | 29 | +21% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| St Josephs Convent | 527 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Emer's National School | 215 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Naomh Micheal | 224 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| St. Johns National School | 67 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 64 | −35% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh | 289 | +2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 57 | +19% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Samhthann N.S. | 145 | −3% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 306 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Fermoyle Mixed N.S. | 112 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 317 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Killasonna Mixed N.S. | 41 | −18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Lanesborough Primary School | 88 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Naomh Guasachta N.S. | 44 | −14% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 69 | −15% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| The Sacred Heart Primary NS | 250 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| St Bernards Mixed N.S. | 29 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 45 | −33% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. Longford | 108 | −24% | Catholic | English | 34 km |
Living in Legan
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N39 Eircode area
Housing in Legan →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 Legan →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 Legan, N39 HK27
Primary schools near Colehill 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 Colehill Mixed N.S.
Is Colehill 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 Colehill Mixed N.S. have?
96 pupils in 2025/26. That is −19% since 2019/20.
Does Colehill Mixed N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Colehill Mixed N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Colehill Mixed N.S.?
Colehill Mixed N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at Colehill 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 Colehill Mixed N.S.?
The nearest are Tashinny N.S. (1.4 km), S.N. an Leana Mor (4.1 km) and Forgney N.S. (5.3 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 Legan; 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).