St Emer's National School
ST EMERS, TEMPLEMICHAEL, CO LONGFORD · N39 ND29 · Roll number 19753H
St Emer's National School is one of 8 primary schools in or within 3 km of Longford. Every school in and around Longford →
What stands out about St Emer's National School
- 215 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+0%).
- 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.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26St Emer's National School had 215 pupils in 2025/26, against 215 in 2015/16 (+0%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 222, in 2018/19. 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 Emer'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 Emer'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.
Inspection reports on St Emer'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 a place at St Emer's National School
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to St Emer'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.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: St Emer's National School is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+0%). All the schools around Longford together changed by +3%.
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 Emer's National School. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +0%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Emer's National School | 215 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Scoil Naomh Micheal | 224 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1 km |
| St Josephs Convent | 527 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.1 km |
| St. Johns National School | 67 | +24% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
| Gaelscoil an Longfoirt | 112 | −30% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 2.2 km |
| S.N. Cnoc an Mharcaigh | 289 | +2% | Catholic | English | 3.4 km | |
| Stonepark N.S. | 239 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.9 km |
The other 31 primary schools in Co. Longford
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire N.S. | 317 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.9 km |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 306 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Naomh Earnain N.S. | 29 | +21% | Catholic | English | 8.7 km | |
| Saint Mels | 180 | −19% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| St Marys Mixed N.S. | 215 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.7 km |
| Samhthann N.S. | 145 | −3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| St. John's National School, | 19 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Naomh Dominic N.S. | 109 | −35% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 352 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 52 | +86% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Cloontagh Mixed N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Naomh Guasachta N.S. | 44 | −14% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St Patricks | 63 | −28% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Naomh Padraig N.S. | 57 | +19% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Lanesborough Primary School | 88 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. an Leana Mor | 69 | +53% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 69 | −15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Colehill Mixed N.S. | 96 | −19% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Tashinny N.S. | 23 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Colmcille | 155 | +37% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. | 373 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Fermoyle Mixed N.S. | 112 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 64 | −35% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Forgney N.S. | 23 | – | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| The Sacred Heart Primary NS | 250 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Killasonna Mixed N.S. | 41 | −18% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Columbas Mxd N.S. | 56 | +47% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. Longford | 108 | −24% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 45 | −33% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Bernards Mixed N.S. | 29 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
Living in Longford
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N39 Eircode area
Housing in Longford →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 Longford
Cost of living in Longford →New tenancies in Longford averaged €1,145 a month in 2025, against €1,011 in 2024 (+13%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Longford, N39 ND29
Primary schools near St Emer'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 Emer's National School
Is St Emer'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 Emer's National School have?
215 pupils in 2025/26. That is +0% since 2019/20.
Does St Emer's National School teach through Irish?
No: St Emer's National School teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs St Emer's National School?
St Emer's National School has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise.
How do pupils get a place at St Emer'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 Emer's National School?
The nearest are Scoil Naomh Micheal (1 km), St Josephs Convent (1.1 km) and St. Johns National School (1.3 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 Longford; 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).